CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- This week Chicago marks the 201st anniversary of its founder's death.
Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable was the first non-native settler in what would become the City of Chicago.
Along with honoring his legacy, organizations like the DuSable Heritage Association are reminded of an unfulfilled promise made more than 30 years ago.
Chicago's first black mayor, Harold Washington, dedicated a park in honor of DuSable, but it's yet to be built.
“Do you know who Chicago’s founder is? It’s DuSable!” Historian Courtney Joseph spreads the word on Michigan Ave. @WBBMNewsradio pic.twitter.com/iaX9Jcm9M9
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August 24, 2019 Several organizations have sent a prioritized agenda for the park to Mayor Lori Lightfoot with hopes she and the park district will fund the park and finish what was started.
