Location: Illinois

09/10/24 3:33 PM

Illinois: Here’s how Rockford hopes to spend an additional $5.5M a year

  • Jeff Kolkey, Rockford Register Star
Gaming revenue would be used to expand Rockford Promise scholarships, invest in high-risk neighborhoods and pay more into public safety... more
09/09/24 9:04 PM

Bally’s Chicago celebrates one year at temporary casino site

  • Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune
Bally’s Chicago celebrated its one-year anniversary Monday, touting 1.3 million visitors since opening its temporary Medinah Temple casino,... more
09/09/24 3:01 PM

Illinois: Peoria City officials push for Boyd Gaming’s Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino to relocate to land-based operation

  • Phil Luciano, WMBD
Peoria city officials are trying to convince Boyd Gaming to abandon their Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in East Peoria and build a land-based... more
09/08/24 1:40 PM

OPINION: New design for Bally’s Chicago casino is hardly a winner

  • Lee Bey, Chicago Sun-Times
The start of demolition [recently] at the former Chicago Tribune Freedom Center is the most public sign yet that the city and Bally’s have... more
08/31/24 12:14 PM

Hard Rock opened its Northern Illinois casino this week. Meet the composer of its 900-strong staff

  • Chris Altruda, Action Network
Before the first bet was placed Thursday at Hard Rock Casino Rockford, there needed to be belief. Belief even before Hard Rock was selected... more
08/29/24 4:02 PM

Illinois: A sneak peek inside the new Hard Rock Casino Rockford

  • Jeff Kolkey, Rockford Register Star
Hard Rock Casino Rockford is part ultra modern casino, part entertainment mecca and a love letter to the city’s favorite son and... more
08/29/24 3:49 PM

Illinois: Businesses prepare for Hard Rock Casino Rockford opening

  • Brea Walters, WIFR
The Hard Rock Casino Rockford opens Thursday, Aug. 29 ending decades of anticipation. Local restaurants and hotels hope for a boost from... more
08/29/24 3:18 PM

Illinois: Urban Ministries presents alternative event as Hard Rock Casino opens

  • Blake Dietz, MyStateline.com
The Hard Rock Casino opens in Rockford on Thursday, but Reverand Violet Johnicker of Rockford Urban Ministries wants to offer a sober... more
08/28/24 1:54 PM

Chicago Tribune building demolished to make way for Bally’s permanent casino

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
Construction of Bally’s new casino in Chicago moved forward Tuesday with a demolition event, dubbed Vision to Reality, at the former... more
08/27/24 8:39 PM

Bally’s chairman confident as Chicago project takes big step toward construction

  • Mitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times
As excavators make way for Chicago’s future mega-casino, the leader of the corporation behind the River West development believes Bally’s... more