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South suburban casino on pace for summer opening

A south suburban casino is on track for a summer opening as work progresses to get the East Hazel Crest building "under roof" before winter weather hits, according to an executive with casino developer Wind Creek Hospitality. Taking shape southwest of the interchange of Interstate 80 and Halsted Street, drivers likely notice the biggest feature of…
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Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino Plan Scores $290M Loan

The developer of a $529 million casino complex in Chicago's southern suburbs scored $290 million in financing as construction on the large project advances. Wind Creek Hospitality, the builder of the casino and a 252-room hotel were issued a loan for the 73000-square foot gambling center featuring 1350 slot machines and 56 table games on the border…
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Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino Plan Scores $290M Loan
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Wind Creek Hotel-Casino Project Scores A $290M Loan

Following an 18-month postponement, the Wind Creek casino project seems ready to move forward. In that regard, Wind Creek Hospitality, the company behind the project being constructed on land located 20 miles south of Chicago, received a loan that will go a long way in financing the construction. Additionally, this new money is expected to finally…
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Wind Creek Hotel-Casino Project Scores A $290M Loan
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$529M Chicago Casino Secures Financing, Construction to Speed Up

The substantial project of a $529 million casino complex in the southern suburbs of Chicago has achieved a momentous milestone with the obtaining of $290 million in financing, to expedite the ongoing construction efforts. Wind Creek Hospitality, a gaming and hospitality division of the Alabama-based federally recognized Native American tribe called…
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Southern Illinois casino opens

Gov. JB Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois Aug. 25 to celebrate the opening of the state's 14th casino on a rural estate just outside of Carterville, near Carbondale. The Walker's Bluff Casino Resort is the fourth casino to open in recent years that was authorized by a 2019 gambling expansion law that was a centerpiece…
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Southern Illinois casino opens, sends $25 million to the state

CARTERVILLE - Gov. JB Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state's 14th casino on a rural estate just outside of Carterville. The Walker's Bluff Casino Resort is the fourth casino to open in recent years that was authorized by a 2019 gambling expansion law that was a centerpiece…
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Southern Illinois casino opens, sends $25 million to the state
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Walker's Bluff Casino Resort opens in Southern Illinois

CARTERVILLE - Gov. JB Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state's 14th casino on a rural estate just outside of Carterville. The Walker's Bluff Casino Resort is the fourth casino to open in recent years that was authorized by a 2019 gambling expansion law that was a centerpiece…
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Wind Creek Casino Opening Sees Delay, Now Scheduled for 2025

The long-expected Wind Creek Chicago Southland casino won't be opened anytime soon, according to the newest information. Bally's - new competition: It isn't good news for the audience and owners of the casino, but the four Northwest Indiana casinos are satisfied with the delay since they'll continue to operate without new competition for a while.…
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Illinois Gaming Board gives early approval to Bally’s Chicago casino

All bets could be on in Chicago by the end of summer. State regulators on Thursday handed down a key early approval to Bally's Chicago casino plan, paving the way for the corporation to launch a temporary gambling house within a couple of months at the historic Medinah Temple in River North while it builds the permanent structure in River West. The…
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Bally's Temporary Chicago Casino Approved For Supplier Licenses

The first in-person Illinois Gaming Board meeting in more than three years was a relatively low-key affair on Thursday, with the biggest news being Medinah Building and Medinah Holdings being unanimously approved for casino supplier licenses connected to Bally's temporary casino in downtown Chicago. Both licensees are connected to Medinah Temple,…
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Bally's Temporary Chicago Casino Approved For Supplier Licenses
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Wind Creek Breaks Ground For Suburban Cook County Casino In Illinois

Somewhat overshadowed by the process of Bally's moving forward as the applicant for Chicago's downtown casino license, Wind Creek quietly broke ground for another casino in Illinois, this one located in the south suburbs of Cook County. The Illinois Gaming Board selected Wind Creek over South Suburban Development last December, capping a process…
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South suburban casino, Chicago Bulls reach partnership deal

Wind Creek Hospitality, which is building the south suburban casino, has announced a partnership with the Chicago Bulls under which the Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino and Resort will become the team's official casino. Wind Creek and the Bulls said the six-year agreement will include in-game promotions and that fans attending games at the…
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Future south suburban gaming destination named 'official casino' of Chicago Bulls

EAST HAZEL CREST - The south suburban casino in Cook County, Illinois, probably won't open until at least 2024, but it's already teaming up with a Chicago institution. Wind Creek Hospitality announced Thursday that it has inked a multiyear partnership with the Chicago Bulls designating the Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino and Resort as the…
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Future south suburban gaming destination named 'official casino' of Chicago Bulls
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Illinois Gaming Regulators Approve Danville Casino Plan

State regulators have approved a plan for construction of a new casino in Danville. The Illinois Gaming Board voted unanimously Thursday to OK plans for the Golden Nugget Danville Casino. The planned 41500-square-foot gaming floor is expected to have 500 slot machines, 14 table games, two restaurants and a sports book,…
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Chicago's entry into casino game not deterring suburban sites

After years of delays, the fading casino gambling industry in Illinois is pushing for a comeback - not only by building six new casinos statewide, but replacing existing riverboats with new land-based resorts in Aurora and Joliet. Despite a gigantic casino planned for Chicago, the suburban casinos are betting that they cannot only compete but…
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Work gets underway on south suburban casino, with promise of jobs, millions in revenue

Six months after a casino in the south suburbs received initial approval from state gaming regulators, construction is getting underway. For those driving past the 24-acre site southwest of the Interstate 80/Halsted interchange, the work might not be very obvious as most of it will be taking place below ground, with the installation of utility…
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Work gets underway on south suburban casino, with promise of jobs, millions in revenue
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Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino Development Broke Ground

Wind Creek Hospitality, the business arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, announced on Tuesday construction works on its new gaming property in Illinois began last week. Wind Creek Chicago Southland, a casino property project spanning over 70000 square feet and set to feature a 252-room luxury hotel, 1350 slot machines, 56 table games, dining…
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Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino Development Broke Ground
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Suburban Chicago Casinos Nearing Construction

Bally's isn't the only casino operator taking big steps forward on development plans in the Chicago area this month. As the gambling industry focused on Bally's selection last week for the city's first casino, Full House Resorts finalized an agreement with the far north suburb of Waukegan to clear the way for a temporary casino to open next to…
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Off The Record: Casino Choice In Chicago Could Have Big Effect On Des Plaines

Every once in a while, Des Plaines Ald. Malcolm Chester (6th) hoists the warning flag about the future of the city's financial intake from the Rivers Casino operation. For the most part it seems, his city government colleagues file his concerns in the back of their brains, leaving the matter for serious discussion for some time in the future. Now…
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Illinois gaming regulators approve Danville casino plan

DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - State regulators have approved a plan for construction of a new casino in Danville. The Illinois Gaming Board voted unanimously Thursday to OK plans for the Golden Nugget Danville Casino. The planned 41500-square-foot gaming floor is expected to have 500 slot machines, 14 table games, two restaurants and a sports book,…
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Chicago Sun Times

Illinois Gaming Board approves Danville casino

Illinois regulators on Thursday gave preliminary approval for a new casino to open in downstate Danville, dealing out one of the final cards of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2019 gambling expansion. The Illinois Gaming Board's initial green light to the Golden Nugget Danville leaves only one component of Pritzker's high-stakes legislation remaining:…
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Meet the final two contenders for a south suburban casino

There is a battle happening for a new casino in the south suburbs. The Illinois Gaming Board reviewed proposals from four locations then narrowed them down to two. The combined villages of East Hazel Crest and Homewood and the village of Matteson are in the running. The village presidents had a lot of reasons why their community should be…
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Meet the final two contenders for a south suburban casino
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Casino proposals in Waukegan, south suburbs win initial state approval

State regulators on Wednesday chose developers for two new suburban casinos, a decision that comes more than two years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved a massive expansion of gambling in Illinois that also included a long-debated but still unrealized Chicago casino. A unanimous vote by the Illinois Gaming Board gives preliminary approval for a…
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Casino proposals in Waukegan, south suburbs win initial state approval
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Column: Heavy lifting now begins with Waukegan casino licensee named

Illinois gaming officials last week agreed with Elvis Presley in issuing the long-awaited casino license for Waukegan: "Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas." Much to the relief of city officials. The unanimous vote by the state Gaming Board handed Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts the license for its American Place casino on 28 acres of city-owned…
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Illinois Gambling Revenue Tops $1 Billion

Illinois is making headway on rivaling Las Vegas for opportunities to gamble. According to the latest figures from the Illinois Gaming Board, from January through October Illinois has raked in more than $1 billion in gambling revenue, from video gaming, sports wagering and casinos Still, it's a figure less than officials had bet on two-a-half years…
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Illinois Gambling Revenue Tops $1 Billion
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Suburban Leaders React After Homewood/East Hazel Crest Casino Bid Allowed to Move Forward

A joint bid to build a casino in the south suburbs was given preliminary approval on Wednesday, while another suburb saw its hopes of building a new casino dashed by the state gaming board. For more than five years, there's been uncertainty surrounding multiple proposals to build a casino south of the city of Chicago, and on Wednesday it was…
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Suburban Leaders React After Homewood/East Hazel Crest Casino Bid Allowed to Move Forward
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Homewood/East Hazel Crest wins bid for south suburban casino

The Illinois Gaming Board has selected a proposal from the combined villages of East Hazel Crest and Homewood that will likely bring a new casino in the south suburbs. Last month, a WGN Cover Story reported how the bidding war was down to East Hazel Crest/Homewood and Matteson. According to the Chicago Tribune, the decision by state gaming…
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Homewood/East Hazel Crest wins bid for south suburban casino
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Full House Resorts gets Waukegan casino; Wind Creek in line for south suburban license

Two of the most important cards in Illinois' massive gambling expansion have finally been dealt. State regulators on Wednesday named their chosen developers to break ground on a new casino in Waukegan and another straddling the border of south suburban Homewood and East Hazel Crest, ending a selection process that dragged on for more than two years…
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Full House Resorts gets Waukegan casino; Wind Creek in line for south suburban license
Chicago Tribune

Bid to block Waukegan casino vote denied

A Cook County judge on Tuesday denied a request from a rejected bidder to block state gambling regulators from proceeding with a vote on the license for a long-sought Waukegan casino. In denying Potawatomi Waukegan Casino's request for a temporary restraining order, Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan said she was not convinced the company, owned by…
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Bid to block Waukegan casino vote denied
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Wind Creek Hospitality One of Two Finalists for South Suburban Casino

After 30 years of debate, a casino is coming to Chicago's south suburbs. After selecting two finalists in October, the Illinois Gaming Board is expected to make a final decision in the coming months. Independent research by gaming industry analysts has confirmed that Wind Creek Illinois' proposed location in East Hazel Crest and Homewood will offer…
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Wind Creek Hospitality One of Two Finalists for South Suburban Casino
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South suburban casino hopefuls don’t see proliferation of video gambling hurting their odds of success

While video gambling has proliferated in the south and southwest suburbs, applicants for the sole casino license in the region say they don't see the thousands of machines scattered among bars and restaurants as a threat to their proposed business. They also said their plans already factored in a land-based casino in Chicago, which is now putting…
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South suburban casino hopefuls don’t see proliferation of video gambling hurting their odds of success
The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Two didn't squander chances at casino; Cal City, Lynwood flubs lost jackpot?

Well, we didn't get it. A casino. Cal City isn't going to get the casino license targeted for the south suburbs. Neither will Lynwood. That leaves Homewood and Matteson to be the eventual awardee. In June of 2019 the state authorized an expansion of casino licenses to include one in the Southland of Cook County. Calumet City had a solid entry…
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Decision may finally be coming on south suburban Illinois casino license

The Illinois Gaming Board is inching closer to selecting three finalists for a single south suburban Cook County casino license - nearly two full years after receiving four applications from interested companies and communities. On Wednesday, the board spent some five hours listening to presentations from each of the casino license applicants, and…
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Planned Chicago integrated resort won’t be developed by a Las Vegas company

The developer of Chicago's first integrated resort won't have a Las Vegas address. Responses to a request for proposals were announced late Friday by the city, the country's third-largest metropolitan area with 9.5 million residents. Five proposals from four different companies were announced. Replies came from: Bally's Corp., which submitted two…
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Illinois Gaming Board selects two finalists for Chicago Southland casino

llinois officials have narrowed the number of proposals for a new casino in Chicago's south suburbs to just two. One of the bids would see the creation of a venue near the border of Homewood and East Hazel Crest, proposed by Alabama-based Wind Creek Hospitality; while the second one would locate it in Matteson, pitched by Hinsdale businessman Rob…
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Calumet City, Lynwood eliminated from competition for south suburban casino

The Illinois Gaming Board unanimously agreed Wednesday to eliminate the Calumet City and Lynwood casino proposals from the competition for a south suburban Cook County gaming license. The board's decision leaves the casino development plans for Homewood and Matteson as the two finalists in the long-running effort to bring casino gambling to the…
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Ho-Chunk Nation 1 of 4 contenders for new casino in south Chicago suburbs

The Ho-Chunk Nation, which has six casinos in Wisconsin, is one of four contenders for a new casino that has been approved for the south Chicago suburbs. The Illinois Gaming Board put off a decision Wednesday on narrowing the field of four applicants to three after spending hours hearing presentations from the contenders. Following a closed-door…
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Indiana The Talk Of Southland Cook County Casino License Applicants

About the only thing missing from presentations Wednesday by the four applicants for a casino license in Southland Cook County was the declaration of the childhood phrase, "One, two, three, four, I declare a border war!" The promise to keep gaming tax revenue dollars in Illinois and out of Indiana while building communities was a prevailing theme…
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Illinois Gaming Board delays decision eliminating one south suburban casino contender

Illinois gaming regulators put off a decision Wednesday on narrowing the field of four applicants for a south suburban casino to three, after spending hours hearing presentations from the contenders. Following a closed-door session, Marcus Fruchter, the gaming board's administrator, said that decision could come up for a vote at the board's Oct. 20…
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Illinois Gaming Board delays decision eliminating one south suburban casino contender
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Homewood Endorses Daly Group LLC For Proposed Casino Development

HOMEWOOD, IL - The Homewood Village Board voted 5-1, approving an endorsement resolution for the future development of a south suburban casino at the regular meeting held on Sept. 28. Trustee Karen Washington voted no. The agreement is between Homewood and the village of East Hazel Crest. The board endorsed Daly Group LLC for the development of a…
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Homewood Endorses Daly Group LLC For Proposed Casino Development
Chicago Sun Times

Bo Jackson joins investment group looking to open Calumet City casino

He knows football. He knows baseball. But does Bo know casinos? Two-sport pro legend Bo Jackson is trying his hand at the gambling game with a stake in a development group vying for a license to open a new casino in Chicago's south suburbs. The Heisman-winning running back and former White Sox slugger - and the face of one of Nike's most famous…
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Churchill Downs withdraws Waukegan casino application after announcing Arlington Park sale to Bears

One of the state's most influential gambling companies withdrew its bid to win the right to open a new casino in Waukegan just hours after it announced it would sell Arlington International Racecourse to the Chicago Bears, officials said Thursday. Churchill Downs Inc. confirmed the flashy $197.2 million agreement with the Bears Wednesday morning, a…
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Churchill Downs withdraws Waukegan casino application after announcing Arlington Park sale to Bears
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Bidders for Waukegan, south suburban casinos to make public presentations Oct. 13

Bidders for two new suburban casinos will get one last chance to put their best hands together next month in hopes of landing the lucrative, long-sought gambling licenses. More than two years after casinos were authorized for Waukegan and the south suburbs as part of a sprawling gaming expansion, state regulators on Thursday laid out the clearest…
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