The Chicago City Council voted 39-5 to approve plans to transform the Chicago Tribune’s printing plant and newsroom into a $1.74 billion Bally’s casino and resort on 30 acres in River West. (Reposted with correct link.)
The proposed casino is set to be built on the Chicago Tribune printing plant and newsroom site near Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street.
The lopsided vote is a victory for Mayor Lori Lightfoot as she runs for reelection. She will no doubt emphasize that she succeeded in bringing a casino to Chicago in three years after former Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel failed for 30 years.in May 2020. The leading critic of the measure, Reilly has said he is “very frustrated” that he has not seen a plan detailing public safety efforts in and around the casino and blasted a recently completed traffic study as insufficient.
Instead, the development will include a 2,100-square-foot park and walking path along the river and a three-level underground parking garage, according to the plans released by city officials. Bally’s will also create a jobs program specifically targeting Chicago neighborhoods with the highest levels of unemployment and lowest income, according to the mayor’s office.
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