Bill Text: IL HB4718 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources to execute and deliver a quitclaim deed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for specified real property located in DeKalb County, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4718 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4718-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning property.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. Property. In consideration of the lands
reserved for Chief Shab-eh-nay by the Treaty of Prairie du
Chien of July 29, 1829, as well as the Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation's historic connection to those lands and the
surrounding area, the Director of Natural Resources, on behalf
of the State of Illinois, is authorized to execute and deliver
to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, for and in
consideration of $1 paid to the Department of Natural
Resources, a quit claim deed to the following described real
property comprising all of the lands within Shabbona Lake and
State Park, located in DeKalb County, owned by the State of
Illinois:
488-2A
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Deed dated November 1, 1972, and recorded
November 30, 1972, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
Illinois, as Document Number 369532, described as follows:
PARCEL 1
That part of the South Half of Lot 11 in the Northwest
Quarter of Section 25, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of

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the Third Principal Meridian, lying Northwesterly of a
line parallel with and distant 75 feet Northwesterly,
measured at right angles, from the center line of the main
track of the Northern Illinois Railway Company (now the
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company), as said
main track center line was originally located and
established over and across said Section 25.
PARCEL 2
That part of Lot 13 in the Northwest Quarter of Section 25,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, lying Northwesterly of a line parallel with and
distant 75 feet Northwesterly, measured at right angles,
from the center line of the main track of the Northern
Illinois Railway Company (now the Chicago and North
Western Transportation Company), as said main track center
line was originally located and established over and
across said Section 25.
488-3A
A tract of land described in the Order dated October 26, 1972,
in the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
County, Illinois, in Case Number 72 ED 346, vesting title in
the Department of Conservation of the State of Illinois, said
portion described as follows:
That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
the Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois,

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lying south of the North line of Lot 47 extended West and
West of the West line of Lot 47 as shown on the plat
recorded in Book "A" of Plats, Page 18.
488-7,8
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded
May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's office of DeKalb County,
Illinois, as Document Number 372831, described as follows:
The East Half of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter and
the East 3 acres of Lot 2 and the East Half of Lots 5, 6
and 7 of the southeast Quarter, all in Section 22,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P.M. DeKalb
County, Illinois; also the following land commencing at
the Northeast corner of the southeast Quarter of Section
22, Township, Range, county and state aforesaid, thence
west 28 rods; thence South 40 rods; thence East 28 rods;
thence North 40 rods to the place of beginning; also,
Beginning at the Northeast corner of section 22, Township
38 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P.M., thence Westerly
along the North line 40 rods to the place of beginning;
thence westerly 7 rods; thence Southerly parallel with the
East line of said section 13 1/2 rods; thence Easterly
parallel to the North line of said Section 7 rods; thence
Northerly to the point of beginning, situated in DeKalb
County, Illinois.
488-9

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A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 25, 1971, and
recorded June 25, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 359311, described as
follows:
Part of the East Half (E1/2) of the Northeast Quarter
(NE1/4) of Section Twenty-two (22), Township Thirty-eight
(38) North, Range Three (3) as follows: Commencing
Forty-seven (47) rods west of the Northeast Corner of
Section Twenty-two (22); thence west Thirty-three (33)
rods: thence south One Hundred Sixty (160) rods; thence
east Forty (40) rods; thence north One Hundred Forty-six
and one-half (1461/2) rods; thence west Seven (7) rods;
thence north thirteen and one-half (131/2) rods to the
place of beginning; also
Lot Four (4), Lot Three (3) and the West Two (2) Acres of
Lot Two (2), and the West Half of Lots Five (5), Six (6)
and Seven (7) in section Twenty-two (22), Township
Thirty-eight (38) North, Range Three (3) East of the Third
Principal Meridian as per plat recorded in the Recorder's
Office of DeKalb County, Illinois in Book "A" of Plats,
Page 17. Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of
Illinois.
488-10
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Quit Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and

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recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 372832, described as
follows:
The West Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section 22,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, DeKalb County, Illinois.
488-13
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated April 24, 1970, and
recorded June 30, 1970, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 353862, described as
follows:
PARCEL 1: Commencing at a point marking the intersection
of the North line of the South Half of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
the Third Principal Meridian, and the center line of the
State Aid Route 6 (Shabbona Road, formerly called
Earlville Blacktop), running thence Westerly along the
North line of the said South Half of the Southwest Quarter
of Section 22, a distance of 822.0 feet to a point; running
thence Southerly, at an angle of 90 degrees 37 minutes 10
seconds measured clockwise from the last described course,
and being parallel with the aforesaid center line of State
Aid Route 6, a distance of 290.0 feet to a point for a
place of beginning; running thence Easterly, parallel with

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the said North line, 180 feet to a point; running thence
Southerly, parallel with the aforesaid center line of
State Aid Route 6, a distance of 157.0 feet to a point;
running thence Northwesterly along a straight line, 237.56
feet to the place of beginning. All lying and being in the
South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
PARCEL 2: Beginning at a point marking the intersection of
the North line of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter
of Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, and the center line of State Aid Route
6 (Shabbona Road, formerly called Earlville Blacktop);
running thence Westerly along said North line, 822.0 feet
to a point; running thence Southerly at an angle of 90
degrees 37 minutes 10 seconds measured clockwise from the
last described course and being parallel with the center
line of said State Aid Route 6, a distance of 290.0 feet to
a point; thence Easterly parallel with the aforesaid North
line, 180 feet to a point; running thence Southerly
parallel with the aforesaid center line of State Aid Route
6, a distance of 157.0 feet to a point; running thence
Easterly at an angle of 91 degrees 03 minutes measured
clockwise from the last described course, 320.54 feet to a
point, 321.5 feet West of the center line of State Aid
Route 6; running thence Northerly parallel with said road,

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407.0 feet to a point which is 50 feet South of the North
line of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, being
321.5 feet West of said road; running thence Easterly,
321.5 feet to the center of said road; running thence
North on the center of said road, 50 feet to the place of
beginning. All lying and being in the South Half of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North, Range
3 East of the Third Principal Meridian. Situated in the
County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
488-14
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated October 20, 1970, and
recorded February 10, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 357109, described as
follows:
Commencing at a point marking the intersection of the
North line of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian and the center line of the State Aid
Route 6 (Shabbona Road, formerly called Earlville
Blacktop); running thence Southerly along the said center
line 50.0 feet to a point for a place of beginning;
continuing thence Southerly along the center line, along
the same course, 407.0 feet to a point; running thence
Westerly, at an angle of 90 degrees 37 minutes 10 seconds
measured counterclockwise from the last described course,

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and being parallel with the aforesaid North line, 321.5
feet to a point; running thence Northerly, parallel with
the aforesaid center line of road, 407.0 feet to a point
which is 50.0 feet South of the said North line and being
321.5 feet West of the place of beginning; running thence
Easterly, parallel with the said North line, 321.5 feet to
the place of beginning. Lying and being in the South Half
of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North,
Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian. Situated in
the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
488-15
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated August 23, 1971, and
recorded August 24, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 360622, described as
follows:
That part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, described by beginning at the point of
intersection of the North line of said South Half with the
center line of Shabbona road; thence South along said
center line, 462.0 feet; thence East parallel with said
North line, 337.0 feet; thence North parallel with said
center line, 462.0 feet to said North line; thence West
along said North line 337.0 feet to the point of
beginning, in the town of Shabbona. Situated in the County

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of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
488-16
A tract of land described in the Order dated August 9, 1973, in
the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
County, Illinois, in Case Number 72 ED 171, vesting title in
the Department of Conservation of the State of Illinois, said
portion described as follows:
PARCEL 1: Lots 10 and 16 in the Southeast Quarter of
Section 22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded
in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
Also:
Lots 9, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. Also Lots 25,
26, 27, 31, 35, and 36. Also Lots 28, 29, and 30 (excepting
therefrom the West 286.5 feet of said lots). Lot 32
(excepting therefrom the North 36 feet of the West 286.5
feet and also excepting therefrom the West 221.5 feet of
the South 96 feet of said Lot 32). Also Lots 33, 34, 37,
38, and 39 (excepting therefrom the West 221.5 feet of
said lots). Also, the West Half of Lots 40 and 41
(excepting the West 221.5 feet of said lots). Also, Lot 8
(except Sublot 3 of said Lot 8). Also, the South 20 feet of
Lot 42 and the South 20 feet of the West 221.5 feet of the
West Half of Lot 41. All of said lots being located on the
Southeast Quarter of Section 22 and according to plat of
record, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,

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Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17, all located in
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
488-17
A tract of land described in the Order dated January 4, 1973,
in the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
County, Illinois, in Case Number 72 ED 171, Parcel 2, vesting
title in the Department of Conservation of the State of
Illinois, said portion described as follows:
Lot 11 in Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 38
North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in
DeKalb County, Illinois.
488-18
That part of a tract conveyed to the State of Illinois,
Department of Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 14,
1971, and recorded June 17, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of
DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document Number 359138, described
as follows:
PARCEL 1:
Lots 2 and 3 of Lot 62 and all of Lots 63 and 50 in the
West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township
38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, as
per plat thereof recorded in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
PARCEL 2:
Lot 14 and the East 44 rods of Lot 8 in the East Half of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North,

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Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, as per plat
thereof recorded in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
PARCEL 3:
Lots 51, 52, 61 and the North Half of Lot 62 in the West
Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 38
North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, as
shown by Plat recorded in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
488-19
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated December 17, 1971, and
recorded December 30, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 362874, in County of
DeKalb, State of Illinois, described as follows:
Lots 17, 18, the West Half of Lots 19 and 20, Lots 28, 29,
30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, the West Half of Lot 38,
Lots 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48, all in Section 23, Township
38 North, Range 3, East of the Third Principal Meridian,
according to Plat recorded in Book "A" of Plats on pages 17
and 19 in the Office of the DeKalb County Recorder, in
DeKalb County, Illinois.
488-20
A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State of
Illinois, by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded May
8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County, Illinois,
as Document Number 372834, in County of DeKalb, State of

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Illinois, described as follows:
PARCEL 1:
Sub Lot 1 of Lot 1, Sub Lot 3 of Lot 1, the South Half of
Sub Lot 2 of Lot 1, all of Lots 2 and 15, Sub Lot 2 of Lot
16 and the South Half of Sub Lot 1 of Lot 16 in the
Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 23, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
the 3rd P.M., in DeKalb County, Illinois, according to the
plat thereof recorded in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
PARCEL 2:
Sub Lot 2 of Lot 8 and Sub Lot 2 of Lot 9 of the
Subdivision of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
the 3rd P.M., in DeKalb County, Illinois, according to the
plat thereof made by Wheeler Hedges for W. Gates in 1846
and filed in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, page 19.
PARCEL 3:
The North Half of Lot 2 of Lot 1 in Section 23, Township 38
North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P.M., in DeKalb County,
Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, page 17.
A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State
of Illinois, by Deed dated October 23, 1974, and recorded
November 18, 1974, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 383209, in County of

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DeKalb, State of Illinois, described as follows:
The Northeast Quarter of Lot 16 in Section 23, also
described as the North Half of Lot 1 of Lot 16 in Section
23, in Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois, according
to the plat thereof recorded in the Recorder's Office of
DeKalb County, Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, Page 17.
488-21
A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State of
Illinois by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded May 8,
1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County, Illinois, as
Document Number 372835, described as follows:
Commencing at a stone at the Northwest corner of Section
25, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd P.M.: Thence
South and along the West Section line of said Section
704.2 feet, thence East 271.9 feet, thence South and
parallel to the said West Section line, 662.0 feet, thence
East to the West right of way line of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad, thence in a Northeasterly direction
along the West right of way of said railroad to a point
where said West right of way line and the public road
intersect, thence West to the point of beginning,
containing in all 25.30 acres, according to plat recorded
in the Recorder's Office in Book A of Plats, Page 19,
DeKalb County, Illinois. Also, Lot 5 of the Northwest 1/4
of Section 25, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the 3rd

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P.M., according to Plat recorded in the Recorder's Office
of DeKalb County, Illinois, in Book "A" of Plats, at Page
19, situated in the County of DeKalb and the State of
Illinois.
488-22
A tract of land described in the Order dated June 6, 1972, in
the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
County, Illinois, in Case Number 71 ED 635, vesting title in
the Department of Conservation of the State of Illinois, said
portion described as follows:
Lot 1 of Lot 6 of the East Half of the East Half of Section
26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
The West Half of Lot 44 in the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range
3, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County,
Illinois.
The East Half of Lot 44 in the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range
3, East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in
DeKalb County, Illinois.
Lot 32 of a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3, East of
the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,
Illinois.
Lot 2 of Lot 4 in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast

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Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3, East of
the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,
Illinois, except that part conveyed to Northern Illinois
Railway Company by Deed dated April 24th, 1885, recorded
May 1st, 1885, in Book 76 of Deeds, Page 40, affecting a
200 foot strip of land West of the center track of said
Railroad.
PARCEL 1: Lot 12 (except the Railroad), and that part of
the North 1/2 of Lot 11 lying West of the Railroad
right-of-way, in the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of
Section 25. Also, Lot 5 (except the Railroad) and all of
Lots 7, 10, 12 and 13, Lot 2 of Lot 6, Lot 1 of Lot 8 and
the North 2 acres of Lot 14 of Lots on the East 1/2 of the
East 1/2 of Section 26, according to the plat made by
Wheeler Hedges for W. Gates in 1846; also Lots 7, 8, 9, 12,
13, 14, 15, 18 and 20 to 31, both inclusive, and Lots 47 to
53, both inclusive and Lot 69 of Lots on the West 1/2 of
the East 1/2 of said Section 26, according to the Plat
thereof made by Wheeler Hedges for W. Gates in 1846; also
Lots 33, 34, 35, 36, 45 and 46 of Lots on the Northeast 1/4
of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 26; also Lots 40, 50
and 51, and that part of Lots 38 and 39 lying East of the
Highway running North and South through the Northwest 1/4
of said Section 26, being Lots on the East 1/2 of the
Northwest 1/4 of said Section 26; all in Township 38
North, Range 3, East of the Third Principal Meridian,

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situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
PARCEL 2: The North 10 acres of the West 1/2 of the
Northeast 1/4, Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3,
East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb
County, Illinois.
PARCEL 3: Lot 19 in the North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the
East 1/2 of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3, East of
the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,
Illinois.
488-23, 25, 26, and 27
A tract of land described in the Order dated December 20, 1972,
in the Circuit Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit, DeKalb
County, Illinois, in Case Number 72 ED 241, vesting title in
the Department of Conservation of the State of Illinois, said
portion described as follows:
PARCEL 23
Lot 1 of Lot 9 of Subdivision in the East Half of the East
Half of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the
Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
PARCEL 25
Lot 11 of the East Half of the East Half of Section 26,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, situated in the County of DeKalb, Illinois.
PARCEL 26
Lot 10 in the West Half of the East Half of Section 26,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal

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Meridian, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
PARCEL 27
Lot 11 in the West Half of the East Half of Section 26,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
488-24
A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State of
Illinois, by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded May
8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County, Illinois,
as Document Number 372836, in County of DeKalb, State of
Illinois, described as follows:
Lot 1 of Lot 6 of the East Half of the East Half of Section
26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian. (DeKalb County, Illinois)
488-29
A portion of a tract conveyed to the State of Illinois,
Department of Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 19,
1971, and recorded August 2, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of
DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document Number 360075, in County
of DeKalb, State of Illinois, said portion described as
follows:
A part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 38
North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian,
described as follows:
Lot 49 and Lot 64 (said Lot 64 consisting of Sublots 1, 2,
3, and 4) as shown on plat of said Section 23 recorded in

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Book "A" of Plats, Page 17 in the DeKalb County Recorder's
Office, DeKalb County, Illinois.
ALSO: Part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, described as follows:
Lots 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 62, 63, 64, 65
and that part of Lot 60 Lying Northerly and Westerly of Lot
"B" of Plat of "Gates Farm" (said Plat of Gates Farm being
recorded in Book "D" of Plats, Page 81 in the DeKalb County
Recorder's Office); said Lots being in accordance with the
survey plat of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East
of the Third Principal Meridian, as recorded in Book "A"
of Plats, Pages 18 and 19 in the DeKalb County Recorder's
Office, situated in the County of DeKalb, in the State of
Illinois.
488-30
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 16, 1971, and
recorded February 18, 1972, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 363804, described as
follows:
Commencing 74 2/3rds rods South of a stake witnessed by an
iron wood 8 inches in diameter bearing 19 links South,
being the Northwest corner of Section 26, Township 38
North, Range 3, East of the Third Principal Meridian, and
6 chains and 5 links East thereof, thence East 30 rods;

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thence South 17 2/3rds rods; thence West 41 rods; thence
North 11 2/3rds rods, thence East 11 rods; thence North 6
rods to the place of beginning, excepting therefrom the
East 2 acres heretofore conveyed, Quit-Claim Deed recorded
July 27th, 1933, in Book 134 of DEEDS, Page 498.
Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
488-31
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated May 31, 1972, and recorded
May 31, 1972, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
Illinois, as Document Number 365633, described as follows:
Parcel 1: Lots 3 and 4 of the Northeast Quarter of Section
27, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian and also Lot 67 of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, also starting at the Southeast corner
of said Lot 3 in said Section 27 as shown on the Plat filed
in Book "A" of Plats, Page 18 and running thence South
along the Section line 206 feet to a point; running thence
West parallel with the South boundary of said Lot 3 to the
West boundary of the East Half of the East Half of said
Section 27; running thence North along the West boundary
of said East half of the East Half of said Section 27 to
the Southwest corner of said Lot 3; running thence East
along the South boundary of said Lot 3 to the place of
beginning; also starting at the Southwest corner of said

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Lot 3 and running thence South along the West boundary of
the East Half of the East Half of Section 27, 206 feet to a
place of beginning; running thence South along the West
boundary of the East Half of the East Half of said Section
27, 85 feet more or less to the right of way of State Aid
Route No. 6; thence East parallel with the South boundary
of said Lot 3, 32 feet; thence North parallel with the West
boundary of the East Half of the East Half of Section 27,
85 feet; thence West parallel with the South boundary of
said Lot 3, 32 feet to the place of beginning, all situated
in DeKalb County, Illinois.
Parcel 2:
That part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 38 North, Range
3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying North and
East of County Highway No. 6, as shown on the plat of said
highway dated May, 1943, in DeKalb County, Illinois.
Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
488-32
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and
recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 372837, described as
follows:
The NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the N 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of the
NE 1/4 of Section 27; Also, Lots 1 and 2 of the NE 1/4 of

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the NE 1/4 of Section 27, as shown on Plat Book "A", Page
18; Also, Lots 13, 18 and 19 and the E 1/2 of Lots 40 and
41 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, as shown on Plat Book "A",
Page 17; All situated in Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
the 3rd P.M.
Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
488-33
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and
recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 372838, described as
follows:
Parcel 1 The West 286.5 feet of Lots 28, 29 and 30; also,
the West 286.5 feet of the North 36 feet of Lot 32; also,
the West 221.5 feet of the South 96 feet of Lot 32; also,
the West 221.5 feet of Lots 33 and 34; also, the West 221.5
feet of Lots 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41; also, Lot 42; all of
the foregoing being in the Southeast Quarter of Section
22, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat
Book "A", Page 17. EXCEPT that part of the South Half of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North,
Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described by
beginning at the point of intersection of the North line
of said South Half with the center line of Shabbona Road;
thence South along said center line, 462.0 feet; thence

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East parallel with said North line, 337.0 feet; thence
North parallel with said center line 462.0 feet to said
North line; thence West along said North line 337.0 feet
to the point of beginning.
Parcel 2 The East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 38 North, Range
3 East of the Third Principal Meridian. EXCEPT that part
of the above described land conveyed to the State of
Illinois, Department of Conservation by Richard I. Selah
and recorded as Document No. 357109 on February 10, 1971,
and Duane G. Houghtby and recorded as Document No. 353862
on June 30, 1970.
Parcel 3 The East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 38 North, Range
3 East of the Third Principal Meridian. EXCEPT the South
198 feet thereof, in the County of DeKalb, Illinois.
All situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of
Illinois.
488-34
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and
recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 372839, described as
follows:
The East Half of the East Half of Section 27, Township 38
North Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian,

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EXCEPTING Therefrom Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 of said Section 27,
as shown on the plat filed in Book "A" of Plats, Page 18;
ALSO EXCEPTING therefrom the following described property:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot 3 in said
Section 27, as shown on the Plat filed in Book "A" of
Plats, page 18, and running thence South along the Section
line, 206 feet to a point; running thence West parallel
with the South Boundary of said Lot 3 to the West boundary
of the East Half of the East Half of said Section 27;
running thence North along the West boundary of said East
Half of the East Half of said Section 27 to the Southwest
corner of said Lot 3; running thence East along the South
boundary of said Lot 3 to the place of beginning; also
starting at the Southwest corner of said Lot 3 and running
thence South along the West boundary of the East Half of
the East Half of Section 27, 206 feet to the place of
beginning; running thence South along the West boundary of
the East Half of the East Half of said Section 27, 85 feet,
more or less, to the right of way of State Aid Route No. 6;
thence East parallel with the South boundary of said Lot
3, 32 feet; thence North parallel with the West boundary
of the East Half of the East Half of Section 27, 85 feet;
thence West parallel with the South boundary of said Lot
3, 32 feet to the place of beginning, all situated in
DeKalb County, Illinois.
488-35

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A portion of a tract conveyed to the State of Illinois,
Department of Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 19,
1971, and recorded August 2, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of
DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document Number 360075, in County
of DeKalb, State of Illinois, said portion described as
follows:
Lot 6 of William Marks Plat in the Southeast Quarter of
Sect ion 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian; also a part of Lot 5 of William Marks
Plat in the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section
26, Township and Range aforesaid, described as follows:
Commencing at a point 153 feet North of the Southeast
corner of Lot 6 of William Marks Plat in said Quarter
Section and running thence North 177 feet; thence East 145
feet; thence South 210 feet; thence West 55 feet; thence
North 33 feet; thence West 90 feet to the place of
beginning; also the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 26; also commencing at the center of the South
line of the Southwest Quarter of Said Section 26 and
running thence East on the Section line 12 chains and 31
links to the schoolhouse lot; thence North 2 chains and 25
links; thence East 2 chains; thence North 17 chains and 66
links; thence West 14 chains and 31 links; thence South 19
chains and 96 links to the place of beginning; also
commencing on the South line of said Section 26, 5 chains
and 25 links West of the Southeast corner of the Southwest

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Quarter, and running thence North 9 rods; thence West 9
rods; thence South 9 rods; thence East 9 rods to the place
of beginning, excepting therefrom the East 21 feet; also
known as Lot 14, except the East 21 feet, of Edmonds Plat;
also Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 39 and 40 of the
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section
26; also Lots 58, 59 and 68 of the Northwest Quarter of
said Section 26; also: Commencing 60 rods South of the
Northwest corner of said Section 26, running thence South
60 rods; thence East 15 1/2 rods; thence North 28 rods;
thence West 1 1/2 rods; thence North 32 rods; thence West
14 rods to the place of beginning; Also: Commencing at the
Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section
26, running thence North 41 rods and 5 links; thence East
15 rods and 23 links; thence South 32 rods and 5 links;
thence East 16 rods; thence South 9 rods; thence West 31
rods and 23 links to the place of beginning; also:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of Lot 58 on the
Northwest Quarter of Section 26 aforesaid; running thence
South 20 rods thence West 16 rods; thence North 20 rods;
thence East to the place of beginning; All in Township of
Shabbona, DeKalb County, Illinois, except the Southerly
130 feet of Lot 6 which lies North of the right of way line
of the public highway. Lots "A" and "B" of Section 26 in
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, according to surveyor's plat thereof recorded in

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the office of the Recorder of said DeKalb County, in Plat
Book "B" at page 92; also all those parts or portions of
land conveyed to the Northern Illinois Railway Company
(now Chicago and North Western Railway Company) by Elding
Eldingson and wife by deed dated April 25, 1885, and
recorded in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
Illinois in Book 76 of Deeds, page 53, and of the land
conveyed to said Railway Company by James Cameron and wife
by deed dated April 29, 1885, and recorded in said
Recorder's Office in Book 76 of Deeds, Page 60, and of the
land conveyed to said railway Company by Henry L. Green
and wife by deed dated April 28, 1885, and recorded in said
Recorder's Office in Book 76 of Deeds, Page 44, lying and
being Easterly of a line running parallel with and distant
125 feet Easterly of the center line of the main track of
said Chicago and North Western Railway Company, and also
those parts or portions of the land so conveyed by the said
James Cameron and wife to said Railway Company, aforesaid,
and of the land conveyed to said Railway Company by
Charles H. Card and wife by deed dated September 13, 1885,
and recorded in said Recorder's Office, in Book 76 of
Deeds, Page 331, lying and being Westerly of a line
parallel with and distant 125 feet Westerly from said
center line of main track; all situated in the County of
DeKalb and State of Illinois.
Lot 6 of William Marks Plat in the Southeast Quarter of

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Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian; also a part of Lot 5 of William Marks
Plat in the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section
26, Township and Range aforesaid, described as follows:
Commencing at a point 153 feet North of the Southeast
corner of Lot 6 of William Marks Plat in said Quarter
Section and running thence North 177 feet; thence East 145
feet; thence South 210 feet; thence West 55 feet; thence
North 33 feet; Thence West 90 feet to the place of
beginning; All in Township of Shabbona, DeKalb County,
Illinois, except the Southerly 130 feet of Lot 6 which
lies North of the right of way line of the public highway.
That part of Lot A in the East Half of Section 26 and Lot B
of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third
Principal Meridian, according to a surveyor's plat thereof
recorded in the Office of the Recorder of DeKalb County,
in Plat Book B at Page 92; also all those portions of Land
conveyed to the Northern Illinois Railway Company (Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company) by Elding Eldingson and
his wife by deed dated April 25, 1885, and recorded in the
Office of the Recorder of DeKalb County, Illinois, in Book
76, Page 53 and of the land conveyed to said Railway
Company by James Cameron and wife by deed dated April 29,
1885 and recorded in said Recorder's Office in Book 76 of
Deeds, Page 60, and of the land conveyed to said Railway
Company by Henry L. Green and his wife by deed dated April

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28, 1885 and recorded in said Recorder's Office in Book 76
of Deeds, Page 44, lying and being Easterly of a line
running parallel with and distant 125 feet Easterly of the
center of the main track of said Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Company, and also those parts or portions of the
land so conveyed by James Cameron and wife to said Railway
Company, aforesaid, and of the land conveyed to said
Railway Company by Charles H. Card by deed dated September
13, 1885, and recorded in said Recorder's Office in Book
76 of Deeds, Page 331, lying and being Westerly of a line
parallel with and distant 125 feet Westerly from said
center line of main track; all situated in the County of
DeKalb and State of Illinois.
488-36
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and
recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 372842, described as
follows:
The West Half of Lot 44 in the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range
3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in DeKalb County,
Illinois.
488-37
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Quit-Claim Deed dated September 22, 1972, and

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recorded May 8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 372843, described as
follows:
The East Half of Lot 44 in the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range
3 East of the 3rd P.M., situated in DeKalb County,
Illinois.
488-38
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated September 3, 1971, and
recorded September 3, 1971, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 360860, described as
follows:
Lot 32 of a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,
Illinois.
488-39
A tract conveyed to the Department of Conservation, State of
Illinois, by Deed dated September 22, 1972, and recorded May
8, 1973, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County, Illinois,
as Document Number 372844, in County of DeKalb, State of
Illinois, described as follows:
Lot 2 of Lot 4 in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3 East of
the Third Principal Meridian, situated in DeKalb County,

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Illinois, EXCEPT that part conveyed to Northern Illinois
Railway Company by Deed dated April 24, 1885, recorded May
1, 1885, in Book 76 of Deeds, Page 40 affecting a 200 foot
strip of land West of the center track of said Railroad.
488-40
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated June 27, 1972, and
recorded June 27, 1972, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 366267, described as
follows:
Lots "A" and "B" of Gates Farm Plat, a subdivision of part
of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North,
Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Plat Book
"D", Page 81, recorded in the Recorder's Office on April
21st, 1922, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois. ALSO,
Lots 37, 38, 41, 42, and 43, all in the Northeast Quarter
of Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 38 North,
Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to
the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book "A" of Plats, Page
15, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois. ALSO: The East
Half of a tract of land described as follows: Commencing
74 2/3rds rods South of a Stake witnessed by an iron wood 8
inches in diameter bearing 19 links South, being the
Northwest corner of Section 26, Township 38 North, Range 3
East of the Third Principal Meridian, and 6 chains and 5
links East thereof, thence East 30 rods, thence South 17

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2/3rds rods; thence West 41 rods; thence North 11 2/3rds
rods; thence East 11 rods; thence North 6 rods to the place
of beginning, situated in DeKalb County, Illinois.
488-41
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated February 17, 1975, and
recorded February 27, 1975, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb
County, Illinois, as Document Number 384530, described as
follows:
Parcel 1: Those parts of Lots 3, 4, 14 and 15, situated in
the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26,
Township 38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the point of intersection of a line drawn
parallel with and 75 feet Northwesterly measured at right
angles from the center line of the main track of Chicago
and North Western Transportation Company, a corporation of
Delaware, with the center line of Big Indian Creek; thence
Northeasterly parallel with the center line of said main
track to a point in the North line of the East Half of the
Southeast Quarter, said North line also being the North
line of Lot 4; thence West along said North line of Lot 4
to the Northwest corner of the East Half of Lot 4; thence
Southerly along the West line of said East Half of Lot 4 to
a point in a line drawn parallel with and 200 feet
Northwesterly measured at right angles from the center

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line of the main track; thence Southwesterly along said
line drawn parallel with the center line of the main track
to the South line of Lot 4; thence East along the South
line of Lot 4 to a point 125 feet Northwesterly measured at
right angles from the center line of the main track;
thence Southwesterly parallel with said center line of the
main track to the center line of Big Indian Creek; thence
Easterly along the center line of Big Indian Creek to the
point of beginning.
Parcel 2: That part of Lot 15 which lies South of the
center line of Big Indian Creek and that part of Lot 16
which lies North of the South 20 rods of said Lot 16; lying
between two parallel lines distant, respectively, 61 feet
and 125 feet Northwesterly at right angles from the center
line of the main track of the Chicago and North Western
Railway Company; said Lots being located in the Southeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township
38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian.
Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
488-42
A tract conveyed to the State of Illinois, Department of
Conservation by Warranty Deed dated July 6, 1979, and recorded
August 22, 1979, in the Recorder's Office of DeKalb County,
Illinois, as Document Number 423251, described as follows:
That part of the West Half of Lot 4 of the Northeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township

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38 North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian,
according to the plat thereof recorded in Book "A" of
Plats, Page 19, that lies East of the East line of Lot 2 of
Lot 4 and Northerly of a line 200 feet Northwesterly of and
parallel to the center line of the main track of the
Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a corporation
of Wisconsin.
Situated in the County of DeKalb in the State of Illinois.
Section 10. Conveyance.
(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in subsections
(b), (c), and (d), the Director of Natural Resources, on
behalf of the State of Illinois and the Department of Natural
Resources, shall convey by quit claim deed all right, title,
and interest of the State of Illinois and the Department of
Natural Resources in and to the real property described in
Section 5 to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
(b) The conveyance of real property authorized by Section
5 shall be made so long as the conveyance to the Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation does not violate any federal funding
restrictions, nor violate the terms of any federal grant, nor
require the Department to reimburse, refund, or provide
replacement land to the federal government (U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Park Service, or the U.S.
Department of the Interior) for federal grant funds awarded to
the Department to acquire property, construct infrastructure

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and enhance the natural habitat or provide recreational
opportunities for public use at the Shabbona Lake and State
Park.
(c) The conveyance of real property authorized by Section
5 shall be made so long as the Department of Natural Resources
and the Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Nation enter into a land
management agreement pursuant to Section 3b of the State Parks
Act.
(d) The conveyance of real property authorized by Section
5 shall be made subject to existing public utilities, existing
public roads, and any and all reservations, easements,
encumbrances, licenses, covenants, and restrictions of record.
Section 15. Recording. The Director of Natural Resources
shall obtain a certified copy of this Act within 60 days after
its effective date. The Department of Natural Resources shall
ensure that a certified copy of this Act and any quit claim
deed executed pursuant to this Act that is provided to the
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation shall be recorded by the
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in the Recorder's Office of the
county in which the land is located.
Section 90. The State Parks Act is amended by adding
Section 3b as follows:
(20 ILCS 835/3b new)

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Sec. 3b. Shabbona Lake and State Park; land management
agreement.
(a) The Department of Natural Resources may enter into a
land management agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation and other necessary parties for the purpose of
managing, maintaining, or operating the real property conveyed
to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act
of the 103rd General Assembly. Any such agreement shall
contain the purpose, powers, rights, objectives, and
responsibilities of each contracting party and a requirement
that the land conveyed by this amendatory Act of the 103rd
General Assembly remain open for public recreation during the
term of any such agreement. All agreements entered into
pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the written
approval of the Director of Natural Resources.
(b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural
Resources may use State resources for the management,
maintenance, and operation of the real property conveyed to
the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act in
accordance with the land management agreement that it executes
with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation under this Section.
(c) In this Section, "land management agreement" means one
or more agreements, or set of agreements, made for the purpose
of managing, maintaining, or operating the real property
conveyed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

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