Lightfoot Starts the Bidding on Chicago’s ‘Casino-Resort’
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A permanent casino could open as soon as 2025 in Chicago.
Chicago officials took another step Thursday toward making the long-planned Chicago casino a reality, asking firms interested in building and operating not just a casino but a casino-resort to make a formal proposal to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago City Council. Reporter Heather Cherone has details.
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Lightfoot Starts the Bidding on Chicago’s ‘Casino-Resort’
Clip: 4/22/2021 | 2m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago officials took another step Thursday toward making the long-planned Chicago casino a reality, asking firms interested in building and operating not just a casino but a casino-resort to make a formal proposal to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago City Council. Reporter Heather Cherone has details.
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