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Bally’s hits Chicago casino construction milestone with fanfare — and big questions

Bally's chairman Soo Kim said the casino will finally open early next year at 777 W. Chicago Ave., but plenty of hurdles remain.

Chicago-area casinos making a land grab, with Aurora ditching its boat and Waukegan breaking new ground

The state’s sweeping 2019 gambling expansion bill, which added everything from six new casinos to sports betting, allowed all ...

Bally’s $1.7B Chicago casino development tops out

A host of local contractors have placed the final beam on the project, which will feature a 500-room hotel and 3,000-seat theater.

City approves new hotel design for Bally’s Chicago casino site — but location of additional 400-room tower still up in the air

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Could a Chicago casino project be a template for developing Tropicana site?

Industry analysts are encouraged by a recently announced financial arrangement between Bally’s Corp. and Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. to develop a Chicago casino, and there are suggestions the two ...

Bally’s Chicago to relocate planned hotel tower at Freedom Center casino site

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bally’s Chicago is scrambling to find a new spot for its planned hotel tower at the Freedom Center casino site to avoid damaging ...

Editorial: A Chicago casino that’s a slot shed is worse than no Chicago casino at all

Chicago’s new casino was sold to this city on the grounds that here would come a world-class resort facility, replete with hundreds of hotel rooms, a dozen or more distinguished restaurants, bars and ...

Bally's Secures Funding for $1.7B Chicago Casino and Hotel Project

Plans for a $1.7-billion casino and adjacent 34-story hotel are advancing in Chicago as the gaming operator reports it has secured $940 million to complete funding for the project and has set ...

Bally’s casino “to eat a lot of people’s lunches,” starts demolition

Demolition crews started work on Bally’s ambitious casino project in Chicago’s River West neighborhood. The Rhode Island-based casino giant, led by chairman Soo Kim, has begun converting the former ...

Construction on Bally's permanent Chicago casino expected to begin in fall

CHICAGO (CBS) – Despite expectations for construction to begin this summer on a permanent Bally's casino in Chicago, a groundbreaking won't actually be held until the fall. Still, next month, Bally's ...

Bally's says it's on track for Chicago casino despite Johnson comments

A spokesperson for Bally’s said plans for a permanent Chicago casino in the River West neighborhood are still on track despite comments by Mayor Brandon Johnson this week published in the Chicago ...

Chicago casino project accused of not allowing white men to invest in plan: ‘Blatantly discriminatory’

A new casino slated to open in the heart of downtown Chicago is being accused of violating U.S. civil rights laws by allegedly preventing white men from investing in the project – a move that has ...

Mayor Johnson will ask City Council committee to repeal video gambling in Chicago

Brandon Johnson wants the City Council’s Committee on Workforce Development to meet Monday to consider an ordinance that ...

The Chicago Cubs and the ‘rooftop wars’

The buildings surrounding Wrigley Field have become a highly lucrative tourist attraction against their owners’ will. After ...

Under The Trump Crypto Playbook, The Family Always Wins. Investors Don't.

The $TRUMP meme coin is one of four crypto projects that have turned into a financial jackpot for the president's family and ...

12 Illinois Dog-Friendly Beaches Every Pet Parent Needs On Their List

Discover dog-friendly beach spots in Illinois where pups can splash, sniff, and enjoy lake days with their favorite humans.

Chicago towers rising above Grant Park and Lake Michigan

This virtual tour captures downtown Chicago from a wide aerial perspective with Lake Michigan stretching along the edge of ...

Morphy's May 21-23 Vegas Coin-Op & Advertising Auction Hit The Jackpot, Topping $3 Million

Centaur' triple slot machine with rare harp castings, $227,500; circa 1900-1905 Mills Novelty Co. (Chicago) '20th Century' slot machine, $92,250 ...

Patch AM: Alsip man faces multiple charges after gun struggle at Chicago Ridge Mall

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Brewers Hit the Jackpot With Jacob Misiorowski in May

"Jacob Misiorowski finished May with a 0.23 ERA, a .109 opponents' batting average and a 0.52 WHIP, the best marks in Brewers ...

This longtime Musk ally and SpaceX investor is sitting on a $90 billion jackpot

Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk's confidant, may see his firm's SpaceX stake worth $91.6 billion, elevating him among the 30 richest worldwide.

Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion just 9 days before Christmas

A $1.25 billion Powerball jackpot could provide someone with plenty of spending money just nine days before Christmas. The next chance to win will be during Wednesday's drawing. The jackpot rolled on ...

Lottery jackpot: Wizards land No. 1 overall pick in NBA Draft

The Washington Wizards traded for injured veterans Anthony Davis and Trae Young over the winter as part of a plan to turn around one of the league's worst teams.

Chicago-area best friends land $500K jackpot with iLottery game

Joseph and Bryan of Downers Grove, Illinois are all smiles after winning the $518,309 jackpot playing FastPlay Twenty 20s | Provided by the Illinois Lottery DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - Two local best ...