Chicago casino finalists haven't agreed to organized labor terms

'It's going to take us time to get back and surpass the 60 million tourists we experienced in Chicago in 2019 and coming out of COVID, we need every single tool avail to spur economic growth, vibrancy and job creation.'

With the long list of contenders whittled down to three, a special City Council committee met Monday afternoon to try to iron out what comes next in this high-stakes decision.The big news appears to be: none of the three finalists have agreed to terms with organized labor. There's more on timelines for opening and what big landmines sit between now and opening day for one of the largest projects in city history.

"Are they in discussions with any unions? And which ones are? That's very important if this is going to have a snowballs chance to go anywhere," said Ald. Leslie Hairston As many residents in the proposed neighborhoods oppose casinos, City Hall called the casino as a way to revive tourism. Jobs now and revenue later that will help pay police pensions and, they said, keep property taxes low.

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