The planned casino in River West has already received an initial City Council vote of approval.
the Washington, D.C.,-based Stop Predatory Gambling and Illinois Churches in Action wrote to the state’s gaming board to urge them to complete a “full and thorough investigation” into Bally’s application, which they said had “major deficiencies” and a “lack of candor.”The River North Residents Association, which represents nearly 23,000 people living near the proposed permanent casino site, surveyed neighbors and found 86% of 2,311 respondents were opposed to the casino.
The association’s Robin Schabes, volunteer chair of the development and land use committee, is now a member of the advisory council, as are members of other neighborhood groups: Maurice Edwards of the Cabrini-Green LAC Community Corporation, Julie Darling of the West Loop Community Organization and John Bosca of Neighbors of River West.
The River North Residents Association’s president, Brian Israel, said that since the City Council’s May vote, his organization has “focused on promoting a list of recommendations intended to improve the project and reduce potentially negative impacts on the surrounding community, the citizens of Chicago, and the natural environment.
In a release from the mayor’s office, Bally’s Chairman Soo Kim said the company is “committed to being good neighbors and corporate citizens, and we look forward to working with all members of the Chicago Casino Advisory Council.”
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