In Beloit, the Ho-Chunk Nation plans to spend more than $400 million to build a complex that includes a casino, hotel, convention center and water park as well as restaurants and bars. In a statement, they said the company 'has continually reinvested in the Des Plaines property to meet the continuing demand for premier entertainment.' They claimed to be the most successful in Illinois, benefiting from its proximity to Chicago and O'Hare airport, but also drawing from all over the northwest suburbs. The Rivers Casino in Des Plaines recently completed a major expansion. 'I just like a good variety of games and good service,' said customer Brian Ryder. In Rockford, they already have a temporary casino in place while they begin construction on a permanent facility for Hard Rock. And In Northwest Indiana, the Hard Rock Casino just celebrated its one year anniversary and claims to be the top grossing casino in the state, benefitting from lots of visitors from the Chicago area. The approval comes as Chicago officials have continued to debate the mayor's proposed site for Bally's casino along the Chicago River at the site of the former Chicago Tribune plant. 'We think this project will be a draw not only from Wisconsin, but from Chicagoland and beyond,' said Beloit City Manager Lori Curtis-Luther. After three decades of trying, Beloit city officials said they have gotten final approval to put a casino and entertainment complex on the site.

(WLS) - Right now, it's a 33-acre empty field near the Illinois-Wisconsin state line.īut to the city of Beloit and the Ho-Chunk Nation, it is a potential gold mine.

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