Bally’s was granted a license to operate a temporary casino at the Medinah Temple for three years, or until the permanent facility is completed. daily.Ĭonstruction on a $1.7 billion permanent casino at the former Chicago Tribune Publishing Center, located at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street, is expected to begin in 2024. The casino is open seven days a week, with hours from 8 a.m. 'It's beautiful, it's colorful, it's nice,' visitor Valerie Strickland said. They had a decent lot for parking large vehicles and always gave us permission to park there. With nearly 800 slot machines and 56 new table games, plus restaurants and bars inside, there was no shortage of people checking out the space. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Despite the concerns of the. 'If you picture thousands of patrons moving through the neighborhood at all hours to gamble, it’s pretty hard to imagine how that makes the situation better.'īoth Chicago police and traffic patrols were present outside on Saturday as visitors flocked to the casino. The Ballys Chicago casino, in the former historic Medinah Temple, is seen in a long exposure as traffic flows on Dec. 'These areas have seen significant increases in crime in the past few years, and so the last thing we want to do is make anything worse,' Israel said. Brendan Reilly, have been opposed to the project. Historic Glen Ellyn home, one of the oldest in DuPage County, sells for $548K
