The city’s planning agency Monday approved zoning for the proposed Bally’s casino at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street, a step in the $1.7 billion project’s journey through government approvals. The approval came despite a last-minute objection from a key alderperson.
The Chicago Plan Commission endorsed the Bally’s proposal embraced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot which includes a 500-room hotel, a 3,000-seat theater and event center and a riverwalk. The casino would get 4,000 gaming positions.
The commission advises the City Council on big developments. Members include mayoral appointees, alderpersons and department heads.
Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., whose 27th Ward includes the project, assailed Bally’s for not disclosing its workforce development plan reached with Chicago labor unions.
