

An ordinance legalizing the project was distributed, but the “host community agreement” that will include the finer details of the plan will not be available until later this week, committee chair Ald.


The special City Council casino committee met Monday to learn more about the proposal from city officials and Bally’s chairman Soo Kim, but it will not vote. To secure Lightfoot’s approval, Bally’s agreed to pay the city $40 million in a nonrefundable upfront payment and $4 million annually, struck a labor peace agreement and moved its planned temporary casino from a warehouse just north of the permanent location to the vacant Medinah Temple in River North.
