Illinois

It has been reported that a slightly updated version of Illinois State Senator Terry Link's gaming expansion bill is currently in committee with the intention of it being fast-tracked to the Senate fl...

It has been reported that an appellate court in the state of Illinois has agreed with a previous court decision to force four riverboat casinos in the state to funnel three per cent of their adjusted ...

An Illinois appellate court yesterday said the $31 billion capital improvement program voted in secretive fashion by the legislature two years ago was unconstitutional, violating the state’s single-

The editorial board of the powerful Chicago Tribune held a two-hour interview with the city’s four mayoral candidates this week, fawning over their enlightened intelligence.

According to a report, on Wednesday, January 5 an Illinois House Executive Committee approved gaming expansion bill SB737 by a vote of 8-3. The legislation, if enacted, could bring expanded gaming to ...

The push for expanding gaming in Illinois was to continue Monday, January 3 with a scheduled vote by a House committee, but, according to the legislation's chief sponsor, there has been a delay

The 'lame duck' session of the Illinois legislature will take place January 3-11, and the Illinois House will approve or disapprove of the gaming expansion bill already passed by the Senate

In Illinois, the harness horsemen’s association is reporting agreement on a contract for 2011

Two days of negotiations between harness horsemen and Balmoral and Maywood Parks in Illinois failed to produce a contract for 2011

The Illinois state Senate, by a 31-20 vote, yesterday approved a huge gambling expansion bill including slots at tracks and a casino in Chicago

A vote in the full Senate in Illinois on allowing slots at the state’s six tracks could come as early as today, as the Senate Executive Committee voted yesterday to

Illinois state Senator Terry Link, the Democrat that authored the slots-at-tracks legislation currently being discussed in committee, has said that he expects the bill to be