Chicago Casino Town Hall: Hard Rock

400 S State St, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Chicago, IL 60605 (Directions)

Harold Washington Library

The Mayor’s Office is hosting three town halls to share information about and gather community input on proposals from finalists to build a Chicago casino: Hard Rock at ONE Central, Bally’s at the Tribune Publishing site, and Rivers at the 78. This event will focus on the Hard Rock pitch.

Resources for more context:

• Block Club Chicago/The Daily Line article
• The city’s Chicago casino website
• Casino in the City of Chicago: March 22, 2022 Evaluation Report

This town hall will be in person and will also be streamed online. You can choose to document either in person or remotely.

• If you document in person, register on the Eventbrite page to make sure you’re getting any event updates. Submit a photo of yourself with the event signage to let us know you were there and an hour will be added to your payment for this assignment.
• If you document remotely, tune in here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/iframe/live.html. If the stream does not appear to be live you may be early or the event may be starting late. Wait a few moments and try refreshing your Internet tab.