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Suburban police form task force to target video gambling smash-and-grabs

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Sep 10, 2026 4:16 pm - Amid a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting video gambling machines in restaurants, bars and other businesses, suburban law enforcement agencies are teaming up to fight back.
Hotel and major retailers springing up along the interstate at new Hollywood Casino Joliet development

By ROBERT CHANNICK
Sep 10, 2026 12:27 pm - While construction on the towering Bally’s Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new Hollywood Casino Joliet — along with a host of new retailers.
Masked intruders break into several gambling machines and cash register at Green Oaks gas station

By Mick Zawislak
Sep 09, 2026 9:57 am - Authorities are investigating a targeted break-in early Wednesday to several gambling machines and a cash register at a gas station in Green Oaks.
Illinois regulators propose expansion to self-exclusion program for compulsive gamblers

By Casey Toner and Maggie Dougherty
Sep 06, 2026 4:35 pm - The Illinois Gaming Board approved new rules Thursday that would expand enrollment options for its voluntary self-exclusion program. The program allows problem gamblers to ban themselves from casinos, sportsbooks and other forms of legalized betting.
Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Aug 31, 2026 11:53 am - The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos after concluding the former Republican congressman likely engaged in insider trading when he bet against his attendance at the State of the Union address.
What led to horse racing’s ultimate demise in the Chicago region? Fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement.

By Neil Milbert
Aug 17, 2026 3:43 pm - Now that Chicago-area horse racing has been pronounced dead, the time has come to perform an autopsy.
Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois

By DAVE COLLINS
Aug 13, 2026 11:36 am - A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.
Business booms for Hollywood Casino Aurora during first full month at new $360 million facility

By ROBERT CHANNICK
Aug 07, 2026 4:13 pm - Hollywood Casino Aurora hit the jackpot during its first full month at its glitzy $360 million land-based entertainment complex, making huge gains in both revenue and admissions. The former riverboat operator generated $17.4 million in revenue, welcomed nearly 156,000 visitors and catapulted to No. 3 among the state’s 17 casinos in July, according to monthly data released Friday by the Illinois Gaming Board.
Illinois formally recognizes gambling addiction, allowing new treatment options

By Maggie Dougherty
Jul 27, 2026 6:30 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that officially recognizes gambling disorder as an addiction in Illinois.
Batavia City Council mulling changes to city’s video gambling regulations

By MOLLY MORROW
Jul 26, 2026 4:25 pm - Batavia is looking at changes to its code that could limit the number of video gambling establishments in the city.

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