Gambling
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Two Mundelein businesses fined $25,000 for underage gamblingSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - Underage video gambling has led to $25,000 state fines for a pair of Mundelein businesses. If the fines aren't paid or appealed within 21 days, Gregg's Olde Town Tap, 52...
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Move over, Budweiser: Football has a new advertising kingSep 20, 2015 7:36 am - The biggest TV ad blitz during the National Football League's season-opening week wasn't selling Budweiser or a big Ford truck. It came from DraftKings, a billion-dollar...
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St. Charles council inclined to keep banning video gamblingSep 09, 2015 5:30 am - St. Charles aldermen are recommending the city keep prohibiting video gambling. The city council — meeting as its government operations committee — voted 6-3 Tuesday nig...
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New version of Capone's restaurant OK'd by Kane Co.Sep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Conversion of the former Al Capone's Hideaway and Steakhouse into a sports bar passed a first hurdle Tuesday, but a second, more perilous issue awaits the new owners whe...
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Rivers Casino fined $2 million for mishandling promotions, breaking rulesSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - The owner of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, the most-visited gambling floor in Illinois, has been fined $2 million for mishandling promotions for its patrons and breaking...
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Riverboat funds going to Kane County agencies hit lowest pointSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - The St. Charles Rowing Club has a vision for the Fox River Bluff East Forest Preserve that includes turning 700 feet of shoreline into a place to safely launch canoes, a...
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Competition for Kane County riverboat cash intensifiesAug 31, 2015 1:00 am - With state funding for social services in budget limbo, and dwindling profits for the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, competition for Kane County grants funded with gamb...
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Bartlett village board to hear revised plans for gambling bistroAug 31, 2015 1:00 am - The Bartlett village board Tuesday will consider revised plans for a video gambling bistro that's previously faced scrutiny from residents and town leaders. Daniela's Bi...
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Village grants Wheeling AMVETS video gambling waiverAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Wheeling will waive half the fee it imposes on video gambling terminals for the only not-for-profit businesses in town with the machines. The village board Monday approv...
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Was Des Plaines lobbyist advocating for, and against, gambling expansion?Aug 20, 2015 1:00 am - A lobbyist hired by the city of Des Plaines to advocate against gambling expansion may have been doing just the opposite on behalf of Rockford, according to one alderman...