A clout-heavy group of casino developers on Thursday pitched South Loop residents on their plan to build a brand new “neighborhood from the ground up” that they say will create a new “epicenter of Chicago tourism.”
The proposal spearheaded by billionaire casino tycoon Neil Bluhm’s Rush Street Gaming and Chicago megadeveloper Related Midwest has its sights set on a rare slice of undeveloped Loop-adjacent land south of Roosevelt Road and west of Clark Street.
"A casino in my neighborhood is not going to do anything for me," an 11-year-old South Looper said. "How can I feel safer as a kid when you build a casino as my neighbor?" The Rivers 78 team argued their $1.6 billion bid stands out with an extension of the Chicago Riverwalk to Ping Tom Park, a 300-room hotel and a 1,078-foot observation tower that Related Midwest president Curt Bailey has dubbed "an Eiffel Tower for Chicago."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Woman carjacked at gunpoint in The LoopA woman was carjacked in The Loop Tuesday night.
Read more »
Man Stabbed, Robbed at Green Line Station — Second CTA Attack in the Loop in Two DaysA 26-year-old man was stabbed during a robbery at a CTA Green Line station in South Loop Wednesday night.
Read more »
The Loop brings art, music to downtown DothanLocal and regional artists will be the focus of an upcoming art and music festival.
Read more »
Chicago carjacking: Pregnant woman carjacked at gunpoint in Loop; 2 juveniles in custody, police sayChicago police say a pregnant woman was carjacked at gunpoint in the Loop by two juveniles, who were arrested after a chase and crash in Indiana.
Read more »