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A bill to expand gambling in Illinois awaits Governor Pat Quinn’s signature.

Longtime Gary City Councilman Roy Pratt says Gary, Indiana, needs to move one of its two casino boats to a more competitive location — and it needs to do so soon.Pratt says he’s concerned that Chicago and a southern suburb could line up their own casinos soon, and Gary’s current gambling operations

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is being coy about whether he'll sign a bill that would allow a casino in Chicago. And people downtown today seemed split about the plan as well.

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Yay. New budget. Yay. New casino in Chicago. Yay. Quinn has 60 days to slow this story to a crawl, giving more and more media outlets the chance to speculate on what is next. Yay.Poor Pat Quinn. Remember when his job was all about walking across the state to raise awareness for health care?

The Illinois Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow five new casinos in Illinois - including one in Chicago.  The Senate approved the measure on a 30-27 vote, which now goes to Governor Pat Quinn for his approval.As recently as Friday, Quinn expressed objection to the size and scope

 Illinois lawmakers have approved  a budget that makes deep cuts to the spending proposed by Gov. Pat Quinn.Quinn, the Senate and the Illinois House have been at odds over how much to spend in the upcoming year.