The name Chicago originates from "Checagou" (Chick-Ah-Goo-Ah) or "Checaguar"
which in the language of the Potawatomi means 'wild onions' or 'skunk'. The area was so named because of the smell of rotting marshland onions that used to cover it.
July 26, 2005
The name Chicago originates from "Checagou" (Chick-Ah-Goo-Ah) or "Checaguar"
which in the language of the Potawatomi means 'wild onions' or 'skunk'. The area was so named because of the smell of rotting marshland onions that used to cover it.