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Bally’s Casino scores caisson permit at 705 W. Chicago

The new casino and hotel tower are set to open in late 2026

March 18, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Bally’s Casino secures site plan approval from DPD

The new casino and hotel tower are set to open in late 2026

February 10, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Residential conversion at 1040 W. Huron scores permit

The three-story building will have 32 apartments

January 9, 2025 by Lukas Kugler

Demolition begins on former Tribune plant for Bally’s Casino

The new casino and hotel tower are set to open in September 2026

August 29, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

Bally’s secures financing and redesigns casino to include hotel tower

Demolition will soon start to prepare the site for new construction

July 17, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

Plan Commission approves Halsted Landing at 700 W. Chicago

The $1.1 billion development will not begin construction until 2029

June 21, 2024 by Lukas Kugler

City Council approves rezoning for Bally’s Casino

The casino is set to replace the Tribune printing plant

December 26, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Plan Commission approves Bally’s Casino

The casino is set to replace the Tribune printing plant

December 13, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

City Council approves NOMA

The first phase will turn the Salvation Army building into a hotel

October 31, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Plan Commission approves NOMA

The first phase will turn the Salvation Army building into a hotel

October 21, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

CoD reviews Bally’s casino plan

The project got extensive feedback during the two-hour meeting

September 19, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Committee on Design reviews NOMA

The mixed-use development will center around the Salvation Army building

July 15, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Shapack Partners plans multi-tower development around 509 N. Union

1,500 units are expected across four new towers

June 17, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

City Council approves Bally’s $1.7 billion casino plan

The agreement passed in a heated 41-7 vote

May 26, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Lightfoot selects Bally’s as casino winner

The casino will rise at the Tribune printing plant site

May 6, 2022 by Lukas Kugler

Developer scraps plan for four-building megaproject in River West

Known as "700 at the River District," the waterfront project failed to attract the tenants needed to kickstart construction

April 19, 2021 by Jay Koziarz

River West apartments next to Blue Line near completion

Another 97 rental units are headed to the near downtown neighborhood

March 30, 2021 by Jay Koziarz