The statue stood in a once-booming area of Rock Island's 11th Street for more than 60 years. But the tribute to Chief Black Hawk succumbed to high winds in early April, knocking it to the ground ...

Most Sauk leaders, including Black Hawk, said the treaty was invalid. The signers had no right to give away tribal lands. By spring 1832, Black Hawk took action. He led about 1,000 Sauk, Fox, and ...

As a state famed for its iconic highways including the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, “Mother Road” Route 66, and the General Grant U.S. Highway running through Rockford and Winnebago County as U.S ...

Unveiling the charm of Illinois often leads to surprising discoveries. Among them, the Black Hawk Statue in Lowden State Park stands tall, capturing the imagination of those who seek unique adventures ...

The monuments honoring states' first Black politicians, veterans, or other Black pioneers are popping up across the country. Significant statues stand tall in Wisconsin, Virginia, Mississippi, and ...

The statue is commonly associated with Sauk Indian leader Chief Black Hawk. Founded: 1945 Address: 1411 N. River Road, Oregon, Illinois, 61061 Acres: 273 acres Key amenities: the Black Hawk statue ...

Hidden in the serene landscapes of Lowden State Park in Oregon, Illinois, stands a tribute to Native American heritage. Known as the Black Hawk Statue, or more formally, “The Eternal Indian,” this ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — A woman descended from the legendary Illinois Saux war chief Black Hawk is demanding the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team stop using her great-grandfather’s name. April H… ...

Portrait of Black Hawk, Sauk (Sac), by Homer Henderson, circa 1875, after a portrait by Charles Bird King, 1837. Homer Henderson / Chicago History Museum "It's very much dehumanizing.

BLACK HAWK (1767-3 Oct. 1838) was an American Indian chief of the Sauk, and leader of the Black Hawk War against the U.S. in 1832. Born in a Sauk village on Rock River, Ill., near the present day city ...

Lois Long, a member of the Lake View Historic Preservation Commission, says this year the Chief Black Hawk statue will be rededicated to commemorate improvements that were recently concluded at ...

The Chief is in safe hands. The city of Rock Island has picked up the statue of Chief Black Hawk that was blown over in yesterday’s storm. City officials were worried that someone would ...