The hedge fund owner whose East Coast corporation is poised to break ground on Chicago’s first casino pledged Thursday “to keep our promises” to neighbors of a massive gaming complex in River West — but a room full of skeptical residents pushed back on a proposal they worry will increase traffic and crime.
Opponents of a Bally's casino at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street suggested Monday that Mayor Lori Lightfoot is trying to stampede the city council to give a premature stamp of approval.
"My primary responsibility is to protect money and make it grow. That’s my job. But I believe that there’s a way to do that, and yet do that the right way, and make a good impact." "I’d ask anyone on the panel to give them one casino site anywhere in the world that has improved public safety," another one of Bally’s possible future neighbors said.
Bally’s and the city officials who have backed them are sure to face more scrutiny in the weeks ahead as the $1.7 billion plan moves through the City Council. Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly — who has emerged along with Ald. Brian Hopkins as Bally’s biggest City Council opposition — derided that "switcheroo" placing the temporary site in his ward.
Lightfoot has brushed aside critics accusing her of trying to fast track her preferred pick through the Council, and then on to the Illinois Gaming Board, which has the final say on issuing a casino license.
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