A bill now pending in Springfield would extend Bally's license to operate a tempoary casino at Medinah Temple until September 2027. But the Bally’s team assured City Council members Thursday that the ...

The number of people visiting the temporary casino at River North’s Medinah Temple failed to grow from 2024 to 2025, leading ...

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Executives at Bally’s have asked the state for an extension of up to a year for the license on their temporary casino at Chicago’s Medinah Temple, to allow for potential construction delays at their ...

Bally's Chicago might not open its $1.7 billion permanent casino in the River West neighborhood in September as planned, and is seeking state permission to keep its temporary facility at Medinah ...

Bally’s announced this week that the opening of its permanent Chicago casino could be delayed another year. The news came after state Rep. Kam Buckner (D) introduced a bill allowing for Bally’s ...

Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. Casino connoisseurs of Chicago may have to wait another year to hit the long-awaited permanent Bally’s casino location, as ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The landmarked and empty Medinah Temple will be used as a temporary casino until Bally's permanent casino is ready to open at the Tribune Publishing site in River West. In a town hall ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Illinois bill would allow Bally's Casino Chicago to extend their temporary River North site as they work on a new casino along ...

A former Bally’s Chicago employee alleges the casino failed to address repeated safety threats, harassment and violent incidents involving patrons. Recent incidents include an armed robbery in the ...

After years of planning, months of renovations and several days of monitored practice sessions, Bally’s Chicago got the green light Friday from the Illinois Gaming Board to launch the city’s ...