Mayor Lori Lightfoot to announce final pick for Chicago casino

The choice comes simply days after Mayor Lightfoot pushed again on experiences {that a} choice had already been made.

A number of experiences have mentioned the Bally’s on line casino plan will win closing approval, however Mayor Lightfoot by no means confirmed. The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday that the corporate’s CEO arrived in Chicago to satisfy with the mayor.

The event would substitute the Chicago Tribune printing plant in River West.

Aldermen on particular committee increase issues about Bally’s, Rivers, Onerous Rock on line casino finalists

Bally’s plan not solely features a on line casino, but in addition a 3,000 seat theater, a Chicago sports activities museum, eating places and extra.

The opposite two finalists for a on line casino have been the Rivers 78 simply southwest of Roosevelt and Clark, and the Onerous Rock Chicago simply throughout DuSable Lake Shore Drive from Soldier Area.

So if Bally’s is picked, what’s subsequent?

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The Chicago Metropolis Council should first approve the choice, then the Illinois Gaming Board has the ultimate say.

Whether it is permitted, Bally’s plan could be to open a short lived on line casino on the location by 2023, and the everlasting on line casino would open in 2026.