The Peoria City Council will hold a special meeting to vote on a settlement with Boyd Gaming. If approved, Peoria will ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Bally’s Chicago may delay the opening of their permanent casino location in River West for as much as another year into the back half of 2027. In a statement shared with WGN-TV, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Illinois bill would allow Bally's Casino Chicago to extend their temporary River North site as they work on a new casino along ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a new sign Thursday that Bally's Chicago casino may not open their new facility this year, as previously expected. A bill filed in the Illinois legislature, would allow ...

Gamblers lost $1.9 billion at Illinois casinos in 2025, a 15% increase from the previous year. Newer casinos, including Wind Creek and Hard Rock Rockford, contributed to the state's revenue growth.

ROCKFORD, Illinois — Hard Rock Casino Rockford collected $146.2 million in gaming winnings in 2025 after winnings were paid out to patrons. The Rockford casino was the third largest of 17 Illinois ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. (WSIL) — Residents and visitors gathered at the iconic Superman Statue in downtown Metropolis on New Year’s Eve to welcome 2026 with a community-led ball drop celebration. City ...

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You know that feeling when you stumble upon a place so charming it seems like it was built as a movie set? That’s Metropolis, Illinois for you – a small town with a super-sized personality nestled in ...

METROPOLIS, Ill. — Yolina Lindquist, a woman from Metropolis, Illinois has been officially crowned 2025's Miss Cosmo. Lindquist is the first American woman to ever win the title of Miss Cosmo. A ...