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Article:	Getting Answers: Bingo hall in hands of federal government SHABBONA - The federal government is the only entity that can stop the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation from opening a bingo hall on 128 acres in rural Shabbona, a DeKalb County attorney said Thursday. &#8220If the land is in reservation status, they have the right to use the land as they choose,” Dennis Whittlesey, an attorney for DeKalb County, said Thursday. &#8220The only body that can interfere is the federal government.” During a town meeting Thursday at Indian Creek High School, residents from Shabbona and elsewhere in DeKalb County mostly expressed disappointment at the possibility of the bingo hall opening in the area. &#8220Moving ahead with the bingo hall will make it difficult to argue about future gaming on this property,” Shabb
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