The Settlement of Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois was the last part of the state to be settled. Learn about the lives of the Potawatomi who lived here at the time settlers arrived, how the land was surveyed for purchase, the first non-indigenous people to arrive, and the importance of Northern Illinois to settlement of everything west of the eastern seaboard. Author and amateur historian Pat Camalliere, author of The Mystery at Black Partridge Woods, which takes place in this time period, will share what she believes to be a fascinating topic.To register, please call the library at 708-687-3700 or email kspringer@acornlibrary.org.