Emanuel: Chicago Casino Money Would Go To Schools
Mayor Emanuel says Chicago children would be the beneficiaries if the state allows the city to have a gambling casino.
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Mayor Emanuel says Chicago children would be the beneficiaries if the state allows the city to have a gambling casino.
State Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-Chicago) said 20 percent of the revenue of the city-owned casino in Chicago should go to the city's police and fire pension funds.
Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed the casino expansion bill.
Gov. Pat Quinn has until Tuesday of next week to decide whether he will sign, reject or alter legislation expanding gambling in Illinois – and allowing a casino in Chicago.
Witnesses describe an expletive-filled phone call to Gov. Pat Quinn over how the governor has dealt with casino gambling and pension reform.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he is still pushing for the Illinois General Assembly to approve a bill expanding casino gambling on the state, and clearing the way for a Chicago casino.
The man accused of slapping the back of Devin Hester's head at a Des Plaines casino in October pleaded guilty Thursday and avoided jail time.
A coalition of south suburban ministers said Monday that it's not promoting gambling, but the ministers do want a casino in far south suburban Ford Heights.
The head of the Kane County Board is warning that the county has to wean itself from what she calls an unreliable source of revenue.
New figures seem to support the argument that new casinos cannibalize the profits of existing ones.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he and Gov. Pat Quinn should be able to work out their differences over legislation that would clear the way for a casino in Chicago, among other places.
Gov. Pat Quinn gave Mayor Rahm Emanuel a piece of his mind on Tuesday, telling him you can't spend money from a Chicago casino that is still a long way from reality.
The Northwest Indiana casino market, like that in all the Chicago area, continued to decline last month, with only Ameristar in East Chicago showing some increase in revenues.
Gov. Pat Quinn is answering criticism from U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., and said Thursday that he will have plenty more to say soon about what he's doing for the south suburbs.
Gov. Pat Quinn plans Thursday to meet with Illinois Gaming Board Chairman Aaron Jaffe, as the governor weighs whether to sign the bill that would dramatically expand gambling in Illinois.
If the massive gambling expansion bill now on Gov. Pat Quinn's desk goes ahead, it would mean extremely tough competition for casinos in places such as Hammond, Ind., and Joliet.
Gov. Pat Quinn has called the pending gambling expansion bill "excessive."
The city of Joliet expects to lose as much as $6 million a year in gaming taxes if all the casinos in the proposed gambling expansion bill are built.
A huge expansion of legalized gambling in Illinois is headed to the House floor.
Gov. Pat Quinn supports the idea of a Chicago casino, but warned state lawmakers against larding up legislation with all kinds of gambling expansions.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he's still interested in a casino for Chicago, provided it can be owned by the city. Newsradio 780 Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports.
Arlington Heights Village President Arlene Mulder is so worried that Arlington Park might close that she "can tolerate" slot machines at the track.
As pro-casino forces continue lobbying Springfield for an expansion of gambling, Ald. Joe Moore (49th) says the people should judge.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel said he would accept a casino in Chicago, but an anti-gambling advocate is calling for a citywide referendum first.
Some Chicago business leaders say they would like to see a new land-based casino in the half-vacant Block 37 mall downtown.
