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At This Time: Indigenous country
Illinois’ only Native American reservation is celebrated at Northwestern University’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research Symposium. Keynote speakers Zach Pahmahmie (left) and Raphael Wahwassuck explained how their Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s 130-acre parcel in DeKalb County was officially recognized as a reservation by the federal government last month. The Potawatomi land was originally 1,280 acres, but it was confiscated in 1850. “We are in the process of getting the remainder recognized as a reservation and returned back to us,” said Pahmahmie. The meeting, open and free to the public at the Woman’s Club of Evanston, continues through Friday. (Photo by Richard Cahan.)
Column: After two years at Duke, Yorkville Christian’s Jaden Schutt opens new door at Virginia Tech. ‘I want to play.’
Let’s do lunch. And they did. Duke’s Jaden Schutt has landed in Blacksburg, Virginia, jumping out of the NCAA’s transfer portal onto the campus of Virginia Tech, his new basketball home, ready to start summer school. The former Blue Devil is now a Hokie. It took a little less than a month for the Yorkville Christian alum to relocate, showing how much and how quickly the transfer portal is ...
Baseball Recap: Indian Creek's win ends three-game losing streak at home
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Indian Creek had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Earlville Red Raiders. The win was some much needed relief for Indian Creek as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Baseball Recap: Hiawatha comes up short despite Tim Pruitt's strong performance
Hiawatha was the 10-0 winner over Earlville when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hiawatha Hawks fell just short of the Earlville Red Raiders by a score of 10-9 on Friday. Tim Pruitt made the most of his...
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