Gambling

The State Department of Human Services released a first-of-its-kind assessment on the topic Thursday. The study found that 68-percent of Illinois adults reported gambling in the past year, with the lottery being the most popular form.

An epic outburst from Mayor Lori Lightfoot occurred Wednesday afternoon as the City Council debated her choice of Bally's to build a big Chicago casino.

A Chicago casino is one step closer to reality.

Chicago residents have the ability to share their thoughts on the city's new casino at a community engagement event Thursday.

Bally's, which operates more than a dozen casinos in the United States, proposed to spend more than $1.7 billion to build a casino and entertainment complex on a site that currently holds the Chicago Tribune's Freedom Center.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Bally's as her selection to become the site of Chicago's first casino on Thursday.

Sources at City Hall told FOX 32 Chicago that Mayor Lori Lightfoot could announce her pick for a casino site as soon as Thursday.

The Vice Chairman of the City Council's Casino Committee is calling for the casino project to move ahead quickly, despite fierce opposition from the neighborhood groups.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is about to name her choice of a site and a developer for a big Chicago casino, according to a report.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is about to name her choice of a site and a developer for a big Chicago casino, according to a report.