Business group backs bingo plan

SHABBONA - Shabbona Business Association members are showing their support for a proposed American Indian bingo parlor, but Village President Claudia Hicks said there is no formal request from the tribe to make the plan a reality. &#8220Just because the association wants it doesn't mean it will happen,” Hicks said Friday. The Shabbona Business Association at its Wednesday meeting unanimously approved a resolution requesting the village board pursue annexation of land within a two-mile radius of Shabbona, including the site of the proposed bingo parlor at University and Preserve roads, SBA President Vicki Bray said. The association has 56 business owners. Eighteen were at the Wednesday meeting, Bray said. The resolution will be presented at