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For all of those who said that it wasn't going to happen, take a look. The Rockford Casino sign is up, and they're ready to do some hiring. A lot of hiring, as a matter of fact.

Now there will be (maybe) two major casinos in the Stateline area.

The Illinois Gaming Board has scheduled a special meeting for October 29th that could be addressing the fate of Hard Rock Rockford.

"If you build it, they will come" might work for a baseball diamond in a cornfield, but apparently not for a Chicago-based casino, according to a consultant.

Which state line community will be able to get a casino first, Rockford or Beloit?

The City of Beloit recently announced their plans for a near-future casino project, and now the Winnebago County Board has expressed support for one here.

The Clock Tower Resort has the chance to become a casino.

For years, a Rockford casino has been discussed as part of a gaming expansion bill in Springfield. But a new report could cool talks of any new facilities in the state.
According to the Springfield State Journal-Register, a report from the Illinois Legislature says that despite growth in video gambli…

Talk of gaming expansion seems to be an annual tradition here in Illinois. Each year hopes are inflated and every year it seems nothing at all comes of it.
Well, this year is no different. Again there is talk about new casinos in the state and again Rockford is part of the discussion...

CHICAGO (AP) — Tourism industry officials say a Chicago casino could generate much-needed revenue along with sparking economic development in the city.
Choose Chicago, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and hotel associations testified before a lawmaker panel Monday about gambling expansion pl…