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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 scrap metal business seeks the same type of operating permit that was denied to the relocated General Iron on the Southeast Side.
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.
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot established the Emergency Supplemental Victims Fund as a pilot in five communities. Her successor, Mayor Brandon Johnson, is using federal stimulus funds to expand the program into 10 additional neighborhoods.