Over the course of the last five days, the tower crane has been erected for the hotel tower at the new Bally’s Chicago Casino on the former site of the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center in River West. The sprawling construction site surrounded by Halsted Street, Chicago Avenue, and the Chicago River will see the casino built at the north end, with the 34-story, 500-room hotel placed at the south end.
A crew from Central Contractors Service was on hand beginning Thursday the 17th, when most of the crane’s tower was erected. Friday saw the final two sections added before the cab was lifted into place, capped by the tower peak, after which the crew adjourned for the weekend.
