Shabbona Lake State Park 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.

The bill had initially passed the Illinois Senate in May 2024, but finally passed the Illinois House 63-41 on Tuesday. Shabbona Lake State Park boasts more than 1,500 acres of prairie land and a ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday authorizing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to hand over to the tribe the ownership title to Shabbona Lake State Park, a 1,500-acre tract in ...

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas says an 1829 treaty it signed with the U.S. government still is valid, and 1,280 acres in and around Shabbona Lake State Park are rightfully theirs.

The state House approved SB 867, which would transfer Shabbona Lake State Park to the Prairie Band Potawatomi. The bill now heads to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.

The General Assembly is poised to approve a plan to transfer control of the nearby Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area to the Prairie Band. (NIU Digital Library via AP) (AP) To right the wrong, ...

Nearly one year after the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation became the first federally recognized Native American nation in ...

To right the wrong, Illinois would transfer a 1,500-acre state park west of Chicago, ... The plan would transfer the nearby Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area to the Prairie Band.

To right the wrong, Illinois would transfer a 1,500-acre state park west of Chicago, which was named after Shab-eh-nay, to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

To right the wrong, Illinois would transfer a 1,500-acre state park west of Chicago, which was named after Shab-eh-nay, to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Skip to content.