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Construction on the Bally’s Casino in Chicago Resumes

Construction on Bally’s Casino in Chicago is back in action. After a two-week pause, Bally’s Corporation got the green light to keep building their new casino. The Illinois Gaming Board stopped the ...

Casino dumpsters ditched at Bally's Chicago site as state officials blame Bally's for allowing them

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Bally’s Chicago Casino Rang Up Just $15.8M in New Tax Revenue in 2025: Data

The number of people visiting the temporary casino at River North’s Medinah Temple failed to grow from 2024 to 2025, leading to a 1.3% drop in tax revenues, ...

Bally’s Chicago Casino Project: A Potential Delay Until 2027

The Bally’s Chicago Casino project, a massive undertaking set to reshape the gambling landscape in Illinois, faces a potential delay that might push its opening to 2027. The temporary casino at ...

Bally's seeks up to 1 more year to finish building permanent Chicago casino

Bally's Chicago might not open its $1.7 billion permanent casino in the River West neighborhood in September as planned, and is seeking state permission to keep its temporary facility at Medinah ...

Chicago residents could soon own a piece of the city's first casino

Some Chicago residents may soon hold the cards — or at least some of them. Bally's, which is building the city's first casino, has filed paperwork for a plan to sell 25% of its shares to "everyday ...

Gaming Board stops construction at Bally’s Chicago casino site over unauthorized waste hauler

The Illinois Gaming Board issued a stop work order Thursday at the planned Bally’s Chicago casino site in River West after it was discovered that the construction project was using an unauthorized ...

Plan for temporary Chicago casino at Medinah Temple lacks safety details, River North alderman says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The landmarked and empty Medinah Temple will be used as a temporary casino until Bally's permanent casino is ready to open at the Tribune Publishing site in River West. In a town hall ...

Former employee alleges security failures at Bally’s Chicago casino

A former Bally’s Chicago employee alleges the casino failed to address repeated safety threats, harassment and violent incidents involving patrons. Recent incidents include an armed robbery in the ...

Illinois lawmakers remove key obstacle in decadeslong efforts to build Chicago casino

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A special session in Springfield wrapped up around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. The Illinois House passed a $40 billion budget and approved legislation to change the tax structure to allow ...

Safety's Un-Retirement Gives Bears New Potential Lottery Ticket

After hitting the jackpot on Nahshon Wright and CJ Gardner-Johnson this season, the Chicago Bears should roll the dice on ...

Mega Millions jackpot reaches $366 million

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the Mega Millions lottery, pushing the jackpot to $366 million.

Magnet fishing in downtown Chicago – the river was full of surprises

We dropped the magnet into the Chicago River expecting scrap instead, we hit the biggest jackpot we’ve ever found. What ...

Coworkers get surprise of their lives on lotto ticket they thought won $350: ‘Everything changed’

Two coworkers from Illinois thought they’d only pocketed $350 on a recent lottery ticket — but were left “in total disbelief” ...

Coworkers shocked after realizing their $350 lottery jackpot was actually $350K

Two Illinois coworkers who thought they'd won $350 on a Lucky Day Lotto ticket were stunned to discover it was actually ...

Check your pockets: $1 million Powerball ticket sold at suburban Chicago gas station

Someone in suburban Chicago has a good reason to check their pockets after a $1 million Powerball ticket was sold Wednesday, ...

Column: UW-Green Bay women’s basketball hits jackpot with Kayla Karius hiring

It still feels surreal for Kayla Karius. A Green Bay alum now in her second season leading the very program she once starred ...

Trip to the doctor's office leads to $350,000 lottery jackpot

A pair of Illinois friends on their way to a doctor's appointment stopped for a lottery ticket and ended up winning a ...

‘We were in total disbelief’: Coworkers to split winnings after hitting $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot

A pair of coworkers who have been playing the Illinois Lottery together for years finally have something to celebrate after ...

Illinois Office Pals Stunned As $350 Lotto Win Morphs Into $350,000 Payday

Two coworkers from Ashton, Ill., who thought they'd scored a modest $350 on a Lucky Day Lotto pick, were floored to discover their ticket was actually worth $350,000 when they checked the Lottery app.

West Chicago Jewel-Osco sells $350,000 winning lottery ticket

A quick stop in West Chicago proved lucky for a pair of co-workers after a lottery ticket one of them purchased won a $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot. The friends and co-workers, identified by the ...

Northern Illinois Co-Workers Score $350,000 In Lucky Day Lotto Jackpot

Northern Illinois co-workers April and Randy win $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot from a Quick Pick ticket purchased in West Chicago at Jewel-Osco.