Zoning for the new Chicago casino location cleared a City Council panel Tuesday after some minority hiring assurances from Bally's.
Zoning for the new Chicago casino location cleared a City Council panel Tuesday after some minority hiring assurances from Bally's.Zoning for a Bally's casino in Chicago got the blessing Tuesday of a City Council committee as a key alderperson accepted the company's promises to hire minorities.
Burnett mentioned the project's complexity and Bally's likely need to bring it back to the City Council on other issues. Bally's executives at the committee meeting reaffirmed pledges that 46% of all contracts will go to minority- or women-owned firms and that 60% of hiring will go to minorities. Christopher Jewett, vice president of corporate development at Bally's, said he is confident Bally's can keep those commitments based on experiences in other cities.
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