SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the tribe. Nothing ever changed the 1829 treaty that Chief Shab-eh-nay signed with the U.S. government to preserve for him a […]
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South Bend to demolish nearly 70-year-old Potawatomi Park pool, with no replacement plans
SOUTH BEND — After two summers in which the Potawatomi Park pool has been closed, city officials say they intend to demolish the structure as part of a broader effort to redevelop the surrounding park. South Bend opened the municipal pool at Potawatomi Park in 1955. The 69-year-old facility has attracted thousands of guests almost […]
Legislation Filed in Illinois Would Help Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Reclaim Stolen Land
Illinois state legislators joined the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation on Thursday in support of a bill that would transfer a state park in DeKalb County back to the tribal nation on whose historic reservation the park currently sits. State Rep. Mark Walker (D-Arlington Heights) filed House Bill 4718, giving the state of Illinois the opportunity […]