The land was given to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, only to be sold out from under them. Now, Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation to right that injustice. With a momentous decision to ...

“We are proud to once again call this land home,” said Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, chairman of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation based in Mayetta, Kansas. The action returns to the Potawatomi ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but stolen by the federal government 20 years ...

A dam made in the 1970s to create Shabbona Lake is seen at the southern edge of Shabbona Lake State Park in 2022, in Shabbona. A law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker has transferred the park back to ...