DeKalb County plan commission approves development plan for 82,000‑chicken confined feeding operation

Dec 18, 2025

The DeKalb County Plan Commission approved petition 25‑38, permitting a confined feeding operation for roughly 81,000–82,000 chickens at 7735 County Road 28, subject to six conditions including SWPPP and drainage board approval and written compliance with county health and highway departments and IDEM.

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The DeKalb County Plan Commission on Dec. 17 approved petition 25‑38, allowing Leroy and Shyla Graber to establish a confined feeding operation for approximately 81,000–82,000 egg‑laying chickens at 7735 County Road 28 in an A‑2 agricultural zoning district.

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