An Aurora City Council committee on Wednesday recommended preliminary plans for the $360 million Hollywood Casino resort planned for the city’s northeast side.
Aldermen on the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee unanimously recommended the plans, as well as some rezoning, for the 18.68-acre site nestled between Farnsworth Avenue, Bilter and Church roads, and Interstate 88.
The plans will now move to the City Council Committee of the Whole, which will meet Tuesday evening.
Greg Moore, Hollywood Casino general manager, said the new development is the only way Penn Entertainment, Hollywood’s parent company, can compete in Illinois with the increased competition, such as the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and the pending casino in Chicago.
