Gambling
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Spurned casino sues Waukegan, says city used false information to deny bidOct 23, 2019 1:00 am - Potawatomi Casino is suing the city of Waukegan over the city council's decision to reject its bid to build a casino at the shuttered Fountain Square shopping center. Th...
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Des Plaines mayor delays vote on lifting city's video gambling banOct 22, 2019 1:00 am - Des Plaines Mayor Matthew Bogusz on Monday tabled an ordinance that would have allowed video gambling in the city, effectively ending for now a push to lift the town's l...
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Can a state senator who's not under federal probe sponsor this fire pension bill?Oct 19, 2019 1:00 am - A bill that would limit future firefighters to only one pension passed the Illinois House nearly unanimously this year, then a Democratic Senate sponsor tucked it into a...
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Waukegan will let state decide who gets Lake County casino licenseOct 18, 2019 1:00 am - The Waukegan City Council on Thursday decided against betting the pot on a single choice for the long sought Lake County casino, instead sending the competing applicatio...
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Barrington Hills businessman's bid for racino thwartedOct 15, 2019 1:00 am - A Barrington Hills gambling magnate's bid to open a combined horse racing track and casino in the Southwest suburbs was thwarted Tuesday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker halted ...
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Video gambling increase in Lake CountyOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Board on Tuesday amended the local ordinance governing video gambling to increase the number of terminals allowed, per the state Video Gaming Act. The st...
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Marijuana sales, video gambling likely will be on ballot in RosemontOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Rosemont likely will ask its 1,600 registered voters to weigh in at the ballot box in March about whether the village should overturn its long-standing ban on video gamb...
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Schaumburg lifts 7-year ban on video gambling; Boomers Stadium can get themSep 25, 2019 5:30 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday night voted to overturn the village's seven-year outright ban on video gambling with a set of lesser regulations. Trustees voted 4-2 in favor...
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Will Arlington Park have a 2020 season? Racing board vote expected today.Sep 24, 2019 5:00 am - The short-term future of Arlington International Racecourse rests in the hands of the Illinois Racing Board, which on Tuesday plans to press parent company Churchill Dow...
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Casino revenues fall, but video gambling bolsters state's wageringSep 21, 2019 1:00 am - Gamblers brought in more money for the state than ever before last year, even though casino revenues were down. Those were among the findings in a new wagering revenue a...