Back in 2008, Frank and Charron Rausa read in a local newspaper about the deterioration of the famed Black Hawk statue that towers over the Rock River in western Illinois and persuaded a local ...

The Illinois landmark known as the Eternal Indian statue is finally complete after years of planning and fundraising. The scaffolding surrounding the sculpture, also known as Black Hawk ...

Illinois’ most endangered historic places include a Chicago mansion built for the co-founder of the Schwinn bicycle empire and the Black Hawk statue along the Rock River, the state’s leading ...

The status of the Chief Black Hawk statue in Rock Island was the concern of many when word got out that Wal-Mart would be moving into the Watch Tower Plaza. Rock Island Mayor Pauley told News 8 ...

The iconic Black Hawk Native American statue long associated as a symbol of Rock Island might not be moving to the parking lot of a bank in Milan after all. ...

OREGON — The restoration project for a northern Illinois landmark known as the Black Hawk statue is near completion after funding and weather-related delays. The 108-year-old monument at Lowden ...

A group of people in Rock Island, including members of the Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities, is speaking out against the donation of the Black Hawk statue at the Watchtower Plaza site.

Rock Island plans to proceed with the donation of a controversial statue depicting Sauk warrior Black Hawk, despite pleas from Native American advocates who say it perpetuates negative stereotypes ...

Herky the Hawk statues will soon be spread across Johnson County as a part of the 2024 Herky On Parade, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the parade. On Wednesday at 10 a.m., the UI will unveil ...

It’s Herky like you’ve never seen him before. Dozens of Herky the Hawk statues are now scattered across Johnson County as the newest Herky On Parade campaign has been officially unveiled. On Wednesday ...