Man Shot Near New Bally's Casino In River North
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RIVER NORTH — A man was shot near Chicago’s first casino just two days after its grand opening.
A 21-year-old man was shot around 2:47 a.m. Monday in the 600 block of North State Street, police said.
The man was walking on a sidewalk when someone fired shots from a silver Dodge pickup truck, police said.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to his left leg, police said. No one is in custody and an investigation is ongoing.
Chicago’s first casino, Bally’s temporary gaming hall,opened 8 a.m. Saturday at Medinah Temple, 600 N. Wabash Ave. The casino is open 8 a.m.-5 a.m. daily.
In a statement, a Bally’s Chicago spokesperson said they were “confident” the shooting was unrelated to the temporary casino.
“Providing the best in state-of-the-art surveillance, we hold the highest standards in providing security and monitoring the casino’s perimeter,” the spokesperson said. “We will continue working closely with CPD and other law enforcement agencies.”
Bally’s was chosen in May 2022 from three finalists to be Chicago’s first casino.
The Medinah Temple location will operate for at least two years while a permanent casino is built at the Chicago Tribune’s publishing plant in River West.
The $1.7 billion permanent site at 700 W. Chicago Ave. will double as a resort with 3,400 slots and 173 table games in addition to an exhibition hall, 500-room hotel, a 3,000-seat theater and 11 restaurants.
The city tax revenue from both the temporary and permanent sites are earmarked for underfunded police and firefighter pensions.
The temporary casino was initially slated for the Tribune site, but city leaders switched the location to Medinah Temple after concerns were raised about traffic on Chicago Avenue during construction of the permanent site.
The Medinah Temple temporary casino is expected to bring in $55 million in tax revenue each year, according to the Sun-Times.
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