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Bally’s will have trouble meeting its state-mandated September 2026 deadline for a $1.7 billion permanent casino, according to a gaming expert and Mayor Brandon Johnson. It's been running a temporary casino at Medinah Temple.
The company's subchapter v filing, which is under Chapter 11, comes after the business marked its 30-year anniversary in 2023.
A lawsuit accuses the company that operates the Skyway of overcharging users by anywhere from 10 cents to $1.20 per trip. The overcharges allegedly tallied about $3 million over the five-year period ending in March.
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is also trying to figure out which pandemic-funded programs to keep as the county spends down federal dollars.