12-18-2008, 07:46 PM
Decision possible Monday on Waukegan casino
December 18, 2008
BY KENDRICK MARSHALL <!-- e --><a href="mailto:kmarshall@scn1.com">kmarshall@scn1.com</a><!-- e -->
The Illinois Gaming Board is expected to decide Monday which suburban site will grab the state's 10th casino license at a special board meeting, officials said Thursday.
Waukegan, Rosemont and Des Plaines are all vying for the license.
Waukegan Gaming LLC wants to build a 50,000-square-foot casino and hotel at Fountain Square, about a mile east of the Tri-State Tollway at routes 120, 43 and 41. Officials have bid $225 million for the project.
A board meeting was initially scheduled to be held Jan. 13, but Michael Fries, chief counsel for the board, told the News-Sun Tuesday a meeting could be possibly held before then to make a final determination.
The gaming board is expected to meet in a closed session in Chicago from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. then commence with a public session to follow.
December 18, 2008
BY KENDRICK MARSHALL <!-- e --><a href="mailto:kmarshall@scn1.com">kmarshall@scn1.com</a><!-- e -->
The Illinois Gaming Board is expected to decide Monday which suburban site will grab the state's 10th casino license at a special board meeting, officials said Thursday.
Waukegan, Rosemont and Des Plaines are all vying for the license.
Waukegan Gaming LLC wants to build a 50,000-square-foot casino and hotel at Fountain Square, about a mile east of the Tri-State Tollway at routes 120, 43 and 41. Officials have bid $225 million for the project.
A board meeting was initially scheduled to be held Jan. 13, but Michael Fries, chief counsel for the board, told the News-Sun Tuesday a meeting could be possibly held before then to make a final determination.
The gaming board is expected to meet in a closed session in Chicago from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. then commence with a public session to follow.