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Thousands of Chicagoans celebrated Italian American heritage in the Loop on Monday at the annual Columbus Day Parade, organized by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.

Dispatch photographers fanned out in Downtown Columbus July 3 for one of the biggest fireworks celebrations in the Midwest.