Dear Swami:
I read where the mayor of Waukegan had to correct himself after saying Rockford was one of the cities going after a casino. So if Rockford isn't in the race yet, who is going to be on the list when the state gets all the applications in October?
Wondering in Waukegan
Dear Stevie:
Indeed, Mayor Richard Hyde told the City Council (and the small crowd gathered to watch it, and the small cable audience that watches it) that Rockford had filed an application, along with Waukegan, Des Plaines, Summit and "Lake in the Hills."
Lake in the Hills? Have you ever been there? The kind of place filled with casino users, but not the kind of place that would welcome an actual casino. It would clash with the Coldstone Creamery on Randall Road.
No, the mayor meant Country Club Hills, which has indeed lusted after a casino in the recent past. But nothing is official at this point -- the Illinois Gaming Board isn't going to name any players (along with their "best and final proposal") until Oct. 15.
But why wait until then when one has a crystal ball? Your applicants for the almighty 10th gaming license will be ... hmmmm ...
Waukegan ... and ... and a bunch of other places that shouldn't even bother showing up -- because the state should be just about ready to stop hemorrhaging those northern Illinois gambling dollars toward the Potawatomi Bingo Casino.
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