Aurora took a step into its future this week.
The groundbreaking for the $360 million Hollywood Casino-Aurora resort was the first step toward what local and state officials, as well as casino representatives, believe will be a prosperous public-private partnership.
“We are here today because we decided to bet on ourselves,” said Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. “Others are believing in Aurora because we believed in ourselves.”
The event Wednesday at the site along Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road, across the street from Chicago Premium Outlets mall and near the Interstate 88 interchange, was as much a celebration of the years of work and cooperation that began as far back as 2019.
