Cities across the country have looked to casinos as a way to generate money, but Chicago is going a step further. There's a movement in Illinois to allow Chicago to actually go into the casino business. Under the deal, Chicago would own and operate a casino, making it the first municipality in the country to do so. Given Chicago's history with the mob, gambling and corruption, the plan is raising more than a few eyebrows.
Ben Calhoun's audio report provides more details and includes comments from Mayor Daley, Chicago Crime Commission President Jim Wagner and author Richard Wagner, who has written
several books![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s48zUUoV2k29UmQ7Z6Xa3iqgm59blpX-b2rGF_jbu0hU2d8V4WZekKEVHH4VYSJosxDYhKgS-MsHRsW2p9rLhZiT2K120YAlfAhLuD7f8texmKvUcXDp1tHY45N7e9fNkX=s0-d)
about Chicago.
Once you listen to the report, you can vote in a
Chicago Crime Commission poll on the topic.
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