Tribe purchases first piece of property in Shabbona - 2004-02-19
A Kansas-based American Indian tribe has purchased land within a 1,280-acre region within close proximity to Shabbona that it says it has a 175-year-old historical claim to, more evidence that the tribe is looking to develop the region, possibly with a casino-resort complex.
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation finalized the purchase of the five-bedroom home on Friday, according to the tribe's Washington, D.C., public relations firm, McCarthy Communications.
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