Columbus Day on the second Monday of October each year.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes the contributions and legacy of those who lived here long before Christopher Columbus erroneously claimed to have discovered America. President Joe Biden formally recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2021 by signing a proclamation stating that federal policies “systematically sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native cultures.”
Some states officially celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day and others commemorate it through proclamations. More than 100 cities have replaced Columbus Day altogether with the holiday.
Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day in 2021. An increasing number of states and cities have also recognized it — pivoting from a day long rooted in the celebration of explorer Christopher Columbus to one focused on the people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism. In Illinois, Indigenous Peoples Day is considered the last Monday in September.
Columbus Day remains a federal holiday, while Indigenous Peoples’ Day has yet to be named one.
Christopher Columbus, they say he was bad [and that] he was a criminal,” DiCesare said. “[They say] he was this [or] he was that. Today we have the same problem with migrants. Some people like it, some people want it [and] some people they don’t want it.”
DiCesare and Corcoran were inspired to be involved with their communities in Rochester, as DiCesare has taken on the role of president of the Italian Civic League and Corcoran becoming an educator and advocate for the Indigenous People’s Day Committee.
“We love Italy because I came from there in my 20s,” DiCesare said. “It was not too nice and not too easy -- the language, the new things. Then when you come here you start to build up your family.”
“My mother was an educator and she was very much into social justice,” Corcoran said. “And then also other wonderful women that I've known that I've been inspired by the things that they've done in the community and the changes that they've made and the people they have helped.”
Some schools are closed to celebrate one of the two holidays, but not all schools will. Check your school's yearly calendar for details. Peoria Public Schools will begin fall break on Monday, Oct. 9.
Most library branches will also be open on the holiday. 
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