Location: Illinois
Proposal for lounge in north Chicago suburb encounters resistance over gambling
A plan to open a cocktail lounge with video gambling machines in downtown Mundelein encountered resistance during this week’s village board... more
Illinois casinos face new competition as Aurora expands gaming limits
City officials in Aurora have raised the number of gambling terminals permitted in local businesses, a move they say will boost revenue and... more
Illinois: Plans revealed for new Par-A-Dice Casino replacement in East Peoria
Boyd Gaming will attempt to build its new $160 million casino, a replacement for the Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino, in East Peoria, settling... more
Illinois: New permanent casinos help state revenue inch up year-over-year in November
Two casinos that opened permanent facilities in the past year saved Illinois from a statewide year-over-year casino revenue drop in... more
Chicago: Bally’s casino renderings preview poker room, gaming floor
Renderings of Bally’s permanent Chicago casino offer early looks at the poker room and gaming floor that could welcome gamblers next year.... more
Illinois: Hard Rock Casino Rockford gifts $2K to The Arc
Hard Rock Casino Rockford on Thursday presented its monthly donation toward a local charitable group to The Arc of Winnebago, Boone and... more
Illinois: Rockford casino workers vote against joining union
Workers at the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford vote against becoming part of the United Auto Workers union. President of UAW Local 1268 Matt... more
Illinois: United Auto Workers claim Hard Rock Casino Rockford employees need union
Around a dozen members of the United Auto Workers huddle off S. Lyford Road. Some hold signs showing the UAW’s logo of people holding hands... more
Chicago suburb expands number of gambling machines allowed in local businesses, over Penn casino’s objection
Aurora is expanding the number of gambling terminals allowed in local establishments, despite the city’s Hollywood Casino location being... more
Long live horse racing in Chicago? We wouldn’t bet on it without a casino at Hawthorne
Unlike Arlington Park, its bucolic former counterpart, Hawthorne Racecourse has never been a lovely place to watch a horse race. Known to... more

