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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Roeder

Bally’s clears casino hurdle, buys out Tribune lease: report

Bally’s expects to open a casino on the Tribune’s Freedom Center site in 2026. (Brian Ernst/Sun-Times file)

Tribune Publishing will move its newspaper printing plant next year, making way for a Chicago casino, under an agreement it has reached with Bally’s, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The casino operator reportedly will buy out Tribune’s lease on the property at 777 W. Chicago Ave. Bally’s bought the 30 acres for $200 million last year after winning City Hall’s blessing to build the first casino inside city limits.

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