Location: Illinois

02/19/26 6:51 PM

Second tower crane jump complete at Bally’s Chicago

  • Daniel Schell, Chicago Yimby
Another tower crane jump was completed successfully at the Bally’s Casino hotel tower in River West over the weekend. Three growth spurts... more
02/19/26 3:27 PM

Illinois: Waukegan temporary casino marks third anniversary

  • Steve Sadin, Lake County News-Sun
Entering its third year of operation, American Place’s temporary casino in Waukegan is already outperforming a number of Illinois’... more
02/17/26 6:49 PM

Illinois Senate to consider bill adding gambling disorders to substance use act

  • Dominic Genetti, The Telegraph
The Illinois Senate Executive Committee will hold a hearing to discuss state Senate Bill 2749, which would expand the Illinois Substance... more
02/16/26 5:32 PM

Illinois: Peoria moves to drop Boyd lawsuit over new Par-A-Dice Casino plans

  • JJ Bullock, Peoria Journal Star
The city of Peoria is dropping its lawsuit against Boyd Gaming, the Illinois Gaming Board and the city of East Peoria, following a decision... more
02/13/26 3:07 PM

Illinois: Gambling mogul with metro-east ties reaches ‘settlement’ to keep state license

  • Teri Maddox, Belleville News-Democrat
The Illinois Gaming Board spent more than eight years investigating, litigating and otherwise attempting to revoke the state license of a... more
02/10/26 8:32 PM

Chicago alderman, mayor tussle over licensing of video gaming terminals in city

  • Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times
The $16.6 billion budget approved by a City Council majority last December lifted the ban on video gambling in Chicago, but Mayor Brandon... more
02/09/26 3:30 PM

Illinois casinos report 14.6% year-over-year revenue increase for January

  • Charlotte Capewell, Special to CDC Gaming
Illinois casinos generated $165 million in revenue January, up 14.6% year-over-year. According to the latest report from the Illinois... more
02/08/26 12:00 PM

East Peoria threatens to sue Peoria over VGTs as clash grows between Illinois cities

  • JJ Bullock, Peoria Journal Star
It is posturing or a serious threat? Everyone knows about wrangling between Peoria and East Peoria over where the next land-based casino in... more
02/07/26 11:48 AM

Winding road to Boyd’s new $160M Par-A-Dice Casino barge proposal in Illinois

  • Tanya Williams, Andy Kravetz and Josh Seabaugh, WMBD-TV
The past week has seen twists and turns involving the proposed redevelopment of the Par-A-Dice Casino Hotel. It began Saturday, Jan. 31... more
02/06/26 2:05 PM

Illinois: Peoria mayor says Boyd’s revised Par-A-Dice plans was a ‘surprise to the city’

  • TJ Carson, USA 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Peoria city leaders are planning to meet next week to discuss the newest proposal from Boyd Gaming regarding the renovated Par-A-Dice... more