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The casino would sit at the corner of Lincoln Highway and Harlem Avenue in Matteson
Oct 08, 2019 Artist’s rendering of a proposed Ho-Chunk casino in south suburban Lynwood. Provided by Ho-Chunk Nation A second south suburb has put its cards on the table with a bid to land the area’s long-coveted, newly authorized casino.
- Aug 09, 2019 Wind Creek Hospitality, the gaming and hospitality company of Alabama's Poarch Creek Indians, has entered the bidding for one of two casino licenses to be issued in the South Suburbs of Chicago under the Rebuild Illinois Law enacted June 2019. The second gaming license will be issued to a racetrack.
- Oct 09, 2019 The sleepy village of Lynwood is where a tribe wants to build a casino in the southern suburbs of Chicago. (Image: Yokohama Cosmo World) The latest comes from the Ho-Chunk Nation, a Wisconsin tribe.
The south suburban village of Matteson unveiled plans for a new casino and hotel on Monday less than two weeks after two other south suburban communities announced their own plans for a casino.
The proposed casino would be operated by the Chocktaw Nation of Oklahoma, and would sit at the corner of Lincoln Highway and Harlem Avenue. Along with 2,000 gaming positions, the casino complex would include a 200-room hotel, high-end-restaurant and convention space, according to a news release from the village.
Details of the projects were expected to be officially unveiled at a 7 p.m. meeting on Monday at Matteson Village Hall.
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In a news release, Village President Sheila Chalmers-Currin stated the proposed site is the “absolute best location in the southern Cook County” for a casino, stressing the convenience of drivers due to the close proximity of I-57 and I-80.
The casino would include an historical exhibit chronicling the multi-cultural history of the area, which is home to several Underground Railroad sites.
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The Choctaw Nation, the third largest Indian Nation in the United States, operates eight casinos and hotels in Oklahoma.
A separate company previously proposed a $275 million luxury hotel and casino in south suburban Homewood and East Hazel Crest. The gaming facility would be operated by Wind Creek Hospitality, and directly off of I-80 near Halsted Street and 175th Street.
The Homewood Village Board approved plans for the casino at its Oct. 7 meeting.
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A small percentage of the casino's estimated gain of $155 million dollars a year would go to not only Homewood and East Hazel Crest, but 41 other south suburban municipalities.