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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Roeder

Casino zoning clears Council panel after minority hiring assurances

Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) talks about Bally’s casino proposal Tuesday during a meeting of the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Zoning for a Bally’s casino in Chicago got the blessing Tuesday of a City Council committee as a key alderperson accepted the company’s promises to hire minorities.

Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., whose 27th Ward includes the casino site near Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street, chose to praise the project rather than “raise a lot of hell” that he threatened Monday if he didn’t see written agreements Bally’s had made with labor unions by Tuesday.

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