Lightfoot lists possible sites for casino
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday pinpointed five South and West side sites for a Chicago casino, but one - in historic Bronzeville - was condemned by the local alderman as akin to "putting a casino in Harlem."
The possibility of a casino at that site, once home to Michael Reese Hospital at 31st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, was "appalling and offensive," said Alderman Sophia King.
Following the mayor's recommendation, a consultant hired by the Illinois Gaming Board will now study the financial feasibility of that site and the other four:
• A site near the Harborside International Golf Center site at 111th and the Bishop Ford Freeway.
• Pershing Road and State Street.
• Roosevelt Road and Kostner Avenue.
• The former U.S. Steel parcel at 80th and Lake Shore Drive.
Conspicuously absent are two previously mentioned possibilities: McCormick Place East, otherwise known as Lakeside Center, and Navy Pier. Both are closer to downtown, where many have argued a casino should be located to bring in maximum revenue for police and fire pensions.
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