Feb. 17th: Casino bill hearing in Tinley Park

Fulfilling a pledge he made last year, state Rep. Robert Rita will host a public hearing Monday in Tinley Park on gambling expansion in Illinois.

Rita, D-Blue Island, became the chief sponsor of the gambling bill in the House last year after state Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, withdrew his sponsorship, citing a perceived conflict of interest…Please click here to read Phil Kadner’s column in the Southtown Star.