A Chicago City Council committee voted to approve Lori Lightfoot's proposal for a Bally's casino in River West in a meeting Monday.
CHICAGO -- Plans to build a casino in Chicago's River West neighborhood were approved overwhelmingly by a city council committee Monday.
The special casino committee voted 27-3 to approve the Bally's casino. Aldermen Reilly, Hopkins and Smith voted against the measure.on a proposal they worry will increase traffic and crime.The development would replace the Chicago Tribune printing plant along the Chicago River at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street in River West.Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report.
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