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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -- As Rockford's push for a casino continues, at least one proposal appears to be in the works. On Tuesday, Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen plan to announce the proposed development of Hard Rock Casino...

Will County is one step closer to potentially allowing video gaming in unincorporated areas. The county board's Legislative and Policy Committee voted Tuesday to bring the decision to lift a 2015 ban on video gaming to the full board meeting later this month. Will...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and lawmakers in both parties should be applauded for taking a balanced approach on video gaming taxes that will bring in more money for statewide construction projects without harming small businesses, fraternal organizations and veterans’ groups....

State legislators laid out a rapid pace in the new gambling expansion law that will give Illinois six new casinos, including one in Chicago – so fast that it appears the state is already struggling to keep up. By now, a consultant should have already been chosen to...

Arlington Heights is set to join Mount Prospect, Mundelein and Huntley in banning electronic sweepstakes machines, which local officials say resemble video gambling. The machines -- which don't require money initially to play and don't pay out money -- have popped up...

It's been 15 years in the making, but Illinois is about to see some major gambling changes. Illinois lawmakers passed a comprehensive gambling expansion bill Sunday afternoon that will dramatically change the landscape for both Chicago and across the state. So what...

It took a couple of extra days, but the Illinois General Assembly Sunday wrapped up the 2019 spring session, one that Gov. J.B. Pritzker called “one of the most consequential sessions in this state’s history.” Pritzker, speaking after the Senate adjourned Sunday...

Governor JB Pritzker is poised to sign expanded gambling legislation into law after it was passed by the General Assembly over the weekend. The new legislation includes a new casino for Chicago. The battle over opening a casino in Chicago has raged for years, but...

A key negotiator for a gambling expansion bill said Sunday that further negotiations are needed before a bill will be given to lawmakers for a vote. However, Rep. Robert Rita, D-Blue Island, said he remains confident an agreement can be reached on a plan to expand the...