A new push is underway to expand casino gambling in Illinois, this time as part of a package of proposed revenue and spending legislation that supporters say could lead to approval of a six-month state budget.
Illinois has been without a budget for two years now as our Republican governor and the Democratic leaders of the Legislature persist in being unable to agree on anything. The new legislation would create six new casino licenses, including one for Chicago, one for the south suburbs and four for other areas of the state…Please click here for the full editorial in the Tribune/Daily Southtown.