There's a push for the committee to vote on the plan later this month.
Chicago Tribune Freedom Center property, right, along Chicago Avenue between the Chicago River and Halsted Street, on March 22, 2022.
Last week, Lightfoot chose to put forward a $1.74 billion casino, hotel and entertainment development at what is now the Chicago Tribune’s Freedom Center printing plant. Rhode Island-based Bally’s, which owns and manages 14 casinos in 10 states, hopes to make this one the flagship of its chain.Ald. Brendan Reilly, whose 42nd Ward is near the proposed site, went so far as to liken the Bally’s choice to former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s deal privatizing the city’s parking meters.
But the special committee’s chairman, Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th, sought to address criticism that the mayor and her allies were trying to jam through a deal last minute. He spent several minutes detailing the selection timeline that he said included the city’s five bids being introduced last year. Another nearby alderman to the proposed Bally’s site, Ald. Brian Hopkins of the 2nd Ward, chided city officials for what he described as a rather swift decision, hinting it showed a lack of “transparency.”
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