Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

• NOTES

1. This Agreement will be presented to County Board members at the Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Gathertorium at the Legislative Center in Sycamore, IL.

2. A Public Meeting on this Agreement is scheduled for February 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.  It will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room on the Health Facility Campus on Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb, Illinois.

3. The County Board is expected to vote on this Agreement February 20, 2008 at their regular 7:30 p.m. monthly meeting in the Gathertorium at the Legislative Center in Sycamore.

4. Please check this page for information updates as they become available.

DEKALB COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL LETTERS

• Letter dated October 1, 2007 from Dennis Whittlesey, representing DeKalb County to Jeffrey Nelson, Esquire - Senior Attorney to the National Indian Gaming Commission
  Read the Proposed Gaming by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in DeKalb County (pdf)

• Letter dated May 15, 2007 from DeKalb County State's Attorney Ronald G. Matekaitis to the National Indian Gaming Commission and the United States Dept. of Interior's Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
  Read the Request for Land Determination (pdf)

• Letter dated August 3, 2006 from DeKalb County Planning Director, Paul Miller

Read the letter re: V-06-41 Grading without site development Permit (pdf)

LEGISLATIVE LETTERS

• Letter dated July 28, 2006 from U.S. Congressman Dennis Hastert
  Read the letter re: Claim of Authorization and Jurisdiction on purchased land and Proposed land use change (pdf)

• Letter dated September 22, 2006 from U.S. Congressman Dennis Hastert
  Read the letter re: Department of Interior's determination that the Tribe was federally recognized as having credible claim to the land (pdf)

• Letter dated August 4, 2006 from State Senator Brad Burzynski and State Representative Robert Pritchard
  Read their letter Request for Answers and Clarification (pdf)

GOVERNMENT AGENCY LETTERS

• Letter dated January 18, 2001 from the Department of Interior
  Read the Land Claim of the successors to Chief Shab-eh-nay and his Band  (pdf)

• Letter dated August 4, 2006 from Department of Interior
  Read the Treaties (1829, 1832 & 1833) and an explanation of the treaties (pdf)

• Letter dated September 22, 2006 from the Department of Interior
  Read the letter re:  Any claim to jurisdiction over Indian owned land... (pdf)

• Letter dated June 12, 2007 from The National Indian Gaming Commission to DeKalb County State's Attorney Ronald G. Matekaitis
  Read the Proposed Gaming (pdf)

Aerial Map of Shabbona highlighting areas of interest 3802KB (pdf)

Faster Download of the map without the aerial view 163KB (pdf)

1. This Agreement will be presented to County Board members at the Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 in the Gathertorium at the Legislative Center in Sycamore, IL.

2. A Public Meeting on this Agreement is scheduled for Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 7:00pm in the Multi-Purpose Room on the Health Facility Campus on Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb, IL.

3. The County Board is not expected to vote on this Agreement prior to February, 2008.

*PBPN= Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

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