County board upset about letter regarding gaming facility

SYCAMORE - DeKalb County Board members on Wednesday directed State's Attorney Ron Matekaitis to send a legal memorandum to the federal government that explicitly states that having an intergovernmental agreement with an American Indian tribe that has proposed building a gaming facility near Shabbona does not mean the board supports having one in the county. Members expressed frustration Wednesday toward a letter sent to the county by the National Indian Gaming Commission that requested a copy of that agreement, which is with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. The letter, dated May 14, said the NIGC had become aware through press reports that a “development and jurisdictional agreement” was made in February between the county and the tribe