'We are making sure that the building doesn’t get impacted, the façade of the building is not impacted.

Last summer, amid concerns from locals about what the casino’s temporary residency meant for the preservation of the historic building, Joyen Vakil, senior vice president of design and development for Bally’s, explained they planned not to intervene it.īally's rendering of its permanent casino The temporary casino at the Medinah Temple location could be open for up to three years. Bally’s Chicago casino representatives unveiled the plan for the landmark building in July of 2022.

The permanent building, to open its doors in 2026, will be built west of the Chicago River on the site of the Chicago Tribune’s Freedom Center printing plant.Ĭity Council approved Bally’s as the Chicago casino licensee last May. State gambling regulators signed off on Thursday the initial steps toward the opening of Chicago's first casino, voting in favor of a license for Medinah Temple to serve as the home of a temporary gambling hall that developer Bally’s hopes to open by June.

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