Illinois' Last 4.5 Billion Years - Charles Shabica

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Dr. Charles Shabica, a reknowned geologist, coastal ecologist and environmental design expert, shares the Illinois' history of the last 4.5 billion years. Ever wonder what the word "skokie" stands for in Native American language? why was there not a lot of dinosaur bones found in Illinois? Dr. Shabica will share the knowledge of our state's past, far and near. Don't miss Charles Shabica's book "Richardson's guide to the fossil fauna of Mazon Creek". http://www.amazon.com/Richardsons-Guide-Fossil-Fauna-Mazon/dp/0925065218. Dr. Shabica is a professor of Northern Illinois University.