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Elgin hair salon wins appeal to city council in effort to add bar, video gambling

By Rick West
Oct 16, 2026 3:51 pm - The Elgin City Council approved an appeal Wednesday by a hair salon seeking to add a bar and video gambling machines after the owners were denied a parking variation by the city’s planning and zoning commission in July.
The Biz Week That Was: Competing marijuana dispensaries, gambling tax revenues rising and hospital delivery department closing

Daily Herald report
Oct 09, 2026 11:29 am - Bartlett approves gas station with marijuana dispensary, coffee shop as additional tenants at former CVS Despite concerns from neighboring businesses about increased...
Report: Illinois tax revenue from gambling increased 19% last year

By Maggie Dougherty
Oct 08, 2026 1:23 pm - The state’s annual wagering report shows tax revenues from casinos, sports gambling, slot machines and the lottery exceeded $2.7 billion, a 19% increase over the previous fiscal year. Sports wagering has been driven by high-risk, high-reward parlay bets. The data shows that bettors in Illinois lost over $875 million on parlay bets alone, accounting for over 60% of total losses.
Changes to video gambling rules coming to Batavia

By Molly Morrow
Oct 07, 2026 12:37 pm - The Batavia City Council has voted to approve changes to the city’s video gambling regulations.
Why suburban police are teaming up to fight 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.

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