The decision, however, will ultimately fall to newly elected Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Pritzker told the Sun-Times that he’d like to see the gambling facility located outside of the central business district in a “forgotten” area that hasn’t benefited from downtown’s construction boom. The biggest question on everyone’s mind: where will it go?
Plus, it will share one-third of its tax revenue with the city to fund police and fire pensions. The new casino will be one of the largest in the state and features 4,000 seats at slot machines and gaming tables.
A Chicago casino has been in discussion for years and now the plan is finally moving forward amid a flurry of new legislation including everything from a $45B infrastructure bill to legalized recreational cannabis.
