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Hard Rock Breaks Ground On $310 Million Rockford Casino

Hoping it will be " The Flame " that draws patrons to northern Illinois, Hard Rock and local ownership group 815 Entertainment broke ground Wednesday on a $310 million casino in Rockford that is scheduled to open in late 2023. In a tent filled to capacity next to its temporary venue, called A Hard Rock Opening Act, dignitaries who included Hard…

Finance ・ 21 December 2022

Chicago Tribune

Work gets underway on south suburban casino, with promise of jobs, millions in revenue

Six months after a casino in the south suburbs received initial approval from state gaming regulators, construction is getting underway. For those driving past the 24-acre site southwest of the Interstate 80/Halsted interchange, the work might not be very obvious as most of it will be taking place below ground, with the installation of utility…

Jobs ・ 09 June 2022

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Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino Development Broke Ground

Wind Creek Hospitality, the business arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, announced on Tuesday construction works on its new gaming property in Illinois began last week. Wind Creek Chicago Southland, a casino property project spanning over 70000 square feet and set to feature a 252-room luxury hotel, 1350 slot machines, 56 table games, dining…

Travel ・ 08 June 2022

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Wind Creek Breaks Ground For Suburban Cook County Casino In Illinois

Somewhat overshadowed by the process of Bally's moving forward as the applicant for Chicago's downtown casino license, Wind Creek quietly broke ground for another casino in Illinois, this one located in the south suburbs of Cook County. The Illinois Gaming Board selected Wind Creek over South Suburban Development last December, capping a process…

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Column: Chicago rushes to approve casino deal while south suburbs hit jackpot with trusted partner

Chicago's rush to approve a $1.7 billion casino deal represents a shocking contrast to Wind Creek's plans to build an entertainment complex in East Hazel Crest and Homewood. The Southland seems to have hit the jackpot with a developer committed to building long-term partnerships. Chicago risks making a bad deal by moving too quickly, some aldermen…

Winnings ・ 10 May 2022

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Casino proposals in Waukegan, south suburbs win initial state approval

State regulators on Wednesday chose developers for two new suburban casinos, a decision that comes more than two years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved a massive expansion of gambling in Illinois that also included a long-debated but still unrealized Chicago casino. A unanimous vote by the Illinois Gaming Board gives preliminary approval for a…

Gaming Authorities ・ 21 December 2021

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IGB Tabs Finalists For Waukegan, Cook County Casino Licenses

Covid ・ 08 December 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Full House Resorts gets Waukegan casino; Wind Creek in line for south suburban license

Two of the most important cards in Illinois' massive gambling expansion have finally been dealt. State regulators on Wednesday named their chosen developers to break ground on a new casino in Waukegan and another straddling the border of south suburban Homewood and East Hazel Crest, ending a selection process that dragged on for more than two years…

Travel ・ 08 December 2021

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Bid to block Waukegan casino vote denied

A Cook County judge on Tuesday denied a request from a rejected bidder to block state gambling regulators from proceeding with a vote on the license for a long-sought Waukegan casino. In denying Potawatomi Waukegan Casino's request for a temporary restraining order, Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan said she was not convinced the company, owned by…

Travel ・ 08 December 2021

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Wind Creek Hospitality One of Two Finalists for South Suburban Casino

After 30 years of debate, a casino is coming to Chicago's south suburbs. After selecting two finalists in October, the Illinois Gaming Board is expected to make a final decision in the coming months. Independent research by gaming industry analysts has confirmed that Wind Creek Illinois' proposed location in East Hazel Crest and Homewood will offer…

Travel ・ 03 December 2021

Chicago Tribune

South suburban casino hopefuls don’t see proliferation of video gambling hurting their odds of success

While video gambling has proliferated in the south and southwest suburbs, applicants for the sole casino license in the region say they don't see the thousands of machines scattered among bars and restaurants as a threat to their proposed business. They also said their plans already factored in a land-based casino in Chicago, which is now putting…

Gaming Authorities ・ 12 November 2021

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Two didn't squander chances at casino; Cal City, Lynwood flubs lost jackpot?

Well, we didn't get it. A casino. Cal City isn't going to get the casino license targeted for the south suburbs. Neither will Lynwood. That leaves Homewood and Matteson to be the eventual awardee. In June of 2019 the state authorized an expansion of casino licenses to include one in the Southland of Cook County. Calumet City had a solid entry…

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Five bids submitted for Chicago casino, from Hard Rock, Bally’s and Rush Street Gaming

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Chicago casino game will be five-card draw. Lightfoot's office on Friday announced the city received five proposals from a total of four development groups looking to build and operate the big-city mega-casino that city officials have been trying to land for decades. After pushing back the original summer bidding deadline - a…

Travel ・ 29 October 2021

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Illinois Gaming Board selects two finalists for Chicago Southland casino

llinois officials have narrowed the number of proposals for a new casino in Chicago's south suburbs to just two. One of the bids would see the creation of a venue near the border of Homewood and East Hazel Crest, proposed by Alabama-based Wind Creek Hospitality; while the second one would locate it in Matteson, pitched by Hinsdale businessman Rob…

Travel ・ 26 October 2021

Chicago Sun Times

South suburban casino race: Calumet City, Lynwood out; Matteson, Homewood/East Hazel Crest in

The south suburban casino race is down to a pair. Nearly two years after applications were submitted to open a south suburban gambling temple, state regulators on Wednesday narrowed the field of four casino hopefuls down to two competing proposals: one at a site straddling the border of Homewood and East Hazel Crest, and another in Matteson. The…

Politics ・ 20 October 2021

Shelby News

Calumet City, Lynwood eliminated from competition for south suburban casino

The Illinois Gaming Board unanimously agreed Wednesday to eliminate the Calumet City and Lynwood casino proposals from the competition for a south suburban Cook County gaming license. The board's decision leaves the casino development plans for Homewood and Matteson as the two finalists in the long-running effort to bring casino gambling to the…

Sports ・ 20 October 2021

Kenosha News

Ho-Chunk Nation 1 of 4 contenders for new casino in south Chicago suburbs

The Ho-Chunk Nation, which has six casinos in Wisconsin, is one of four contenders for a new casino that has been approved for the south Chicago suburbs. The Illinois Gaming Board put off a decision Wednesday on narrowing the field of four applicants to three after spending hours hearing presentations from the contenders. Following a closed-door…

Gaming Authorities ・ 15 October 2021

Sports Handle

Indiana The Talk Of Southland Cook County Casino License Applicants

About the only thing missing from presentations Wednesday by the four applicants for a casino license in Southland Cook County was the declaration of the childhood phrase, "One, two, three, four, I declare a border war!" The promise to keep gaming tax revenue dollars in Illinois and out of Indiana while building communities was a prevailing theme…

Gaming Authorities ・ 14 October 2021

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Illinois Gaming Board delays decision eliminating Chicago-area casino contender

Illinois gaming regulators put off a decision Wednesday on narrowing the field of four applicants for a south suburban casino to three, after spending hours hearing presentations from the contenders. Following a closed-door session, Marcus Fruchter, the gaming board's administrator, said that decision could come up for a vote at the board's Oct. 20…

Gaming Authorities ・ 14 October 2021

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Decision may finally be coming on south suburban Illinois casino license

The Illinois Gaming Board is inching closer to selecting three finalists for a single south suburban Cook County casino license - nearly two full years after receiving four applications from interested companies and communities. On Wednesday, the board spent some five hours listening to presentations from each of the casino license applicants, and…

Gaming Authorities ・ 31 October 2021

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Gaming Board delays decision eliminating one south suburban casino contender

Illinois gaming regulators put off a decision Wednesday on narrowing the field of four applicants for a south suburban casino to three, after spending hours hearing presentations from the contenders. Following a closed-door session, Marcus Fruchter, the gaming board's administrator, said that decision could come up for a vote at the board's Oct. 20…

Gaming Authorities ・ 14 October 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Churchill Downs withdraws Waukegan casino application after announcing Arlington Park sale to Bears

One of the state's most influential gambling companies withdrew its bid to win the right to open a new casino in Waukegan just hours after it announced it would sell Arlington International Racecourse to the Chicago Bears, officials said Thursday. Churchill Downs Inc. confirmed the flashy $197.2 million agreement with the Bears Wednesday morning, a…

Mobile ・ 04 October 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Bidders for Waukegan, south suburban casinos to make public presentations Oct. 13

Bidders for two new suburban casinos will get one last chance to put their best hands together next month in hopes of landing the lucrative, long-sought gambling licenses. More than two years after casinos were authorized for Waukegan and the south suburbs as part of a sprawling gaming expansion, state regulators on Thursday laid out the clearest…

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