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Committee on License and Consumer Protection · Sep 9, 2026

Wednesdayat least 3 h 55 min7 officials identified10 public speakers79 agenda itemsRoll call: 17 present, 1 absent (clerk)Video: Vimeo

A subject matter hearing began on the current status of the Chicago Casino development and enforcement of the host community agreement between Bally’s and the City of Chicago, with no vote to be taken.

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  1. 3:44:45Designation of 31st Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  2. 3:44:45Designation of 30th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  3. 3:44:45Designation of 29th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  4. 3:44:45Designation of 28th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  5. 3:44:45Designation of 27th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  6. 3:44:45Designation of 16th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  7. 3:43:40Designation of 19th Precinct of 29th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  8. 3:43:40Designation of 1st Precinct of 29th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  9. 3:42:25Designation of 33rd Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  10. 3:42:25Designation of 23rd Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  11. 3:42:25Designation of 22nd Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  12. 3:42:25Designation of 31st Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  13. 3:42:25Designation of 21st Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  14. 3:42:25Designation of 27th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  15. 3:42:25Designation of 20th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  16. 3:42:25Designation of 26th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  17. 3:42:25Designation of 19th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  18. 3:42:25Designation of 25th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  19. 3:42:25Designation of 18th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  20. 3:42:25Designation of 17th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  21. 3:42:25Designation of 16th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  22. 3:42:25Designation of 15th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  23. 3:42:25Designation of 14th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  24. 3:42:25Designation of 13th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  25. 3:42:25Designation of 12th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  26. 3:42:25Designation of 11th Precinct of 23rd Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  27. 3:44:45Designation of 26th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  28. 3:44:45Designation of 15th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  29. 3:44:45Designation of 25th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  30. 3:44:45Designation of 14th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  31. 3:44:45Designation of 24th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  32. 3:44:45Designation of 13th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  33. 3:44:45Designation of 23rd Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  34. 3:44:45Designation of 12th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  35. 3:44:45Designation of 22nd Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  36. 3:44:45Designation of 11th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  37. 3:44:45Designation of 21st Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  38. 3:44:45Designation of 10th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  39. 3:44:45Designation of 20th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  40. 3:44:45Designation of 9th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  41. 3:44:45Designation of 8th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  42. 3:44:45Designation of 19th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  43. 3:44:45Designation of 7th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  44. 3:44:45Designation of 18th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  45. 3:44:45Designation of 6th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  46. 3:44:45Designation of 17th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  47. 3:44:45Designation of 5th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  48. 3:44:45Designation of 4th Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  49. 3:44:45Designation of 3rd Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  50. 3:44:45Designation of 2nd Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  51. 3:44:45Designation of 1st Precinct of 41st Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  52. 3:40:49Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 (42.548) to allow additional package goods licenses on portion(s) of W Washington Blvd, N Canal St and W Madison St
  53. 3:39:06Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-022 (42.530) to allow additional alcoholic liquor licenses on portion(s) of W Randolph St, N Jefferson St and W Washington Blvd
  54. 3:39:06Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 (42.585) to allow additional package goods licenses on portion(s) of S Jefferson St and W Jackson Blvd
  55. 3:37:46Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 (8.41(a)) to allow additional package goods licenses on portion(s) of S Stony Island Ave
  56. 3:36:44Amendment of Municipal Code Sections 4-60-022 and 4-60-023 to disallow additional alcoholic liquor and package goods licenses on portion(s) of W 75th St, W 79th St and W 71st St
  57. 3:36:44Amendment of Municipal Code Sections 4-60-022 (6.157) and 4-60-023 (6.182) to disallow additional alcoholic liquor and package goods licenses on portion(s) of S State St
  58. 3:36:44Amendment of Municipal Code Sections 4-60-022 (6.156) and 4-60-023 (6.181) to disallow additional alcoholic liquor and package goods licenses on portion(s) of S Cottage Grove Ave
  59. 3:34:38Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 (27.86) to allow additional package goods licenses on portion W Grand Ave
  60. 3:34:38Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-023 (1.66) to disallow additional package goods licenses on portion(s) of W Fullerton Ave
  61. 3:41:23Designation of 20th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  62. 3:41:23Designation of 19th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  63. 3:41:23Designation of 18th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  64. 3:41:23Designation of 17th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  65. 3:41:23Designation of 15th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  66. 3:41:23Designation of 14th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  67. 3:41:23Designation of 13th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  68. 3:41:23Designation of 12th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  69. 3:41:23Designation of 11th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  70. 3:41:23Designation of 10th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  71. 3:41:23Designation of 9th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  72. 3:41:23Designation of 8th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  73. 3:41:23Designation of 7th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  74. 3:41:23Designation of 6th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  75. 3:41:23Designation of 4th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  76. 3:41:23Designation of 3rd Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  77. 3:41:23Designation of 2nd Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  78. 3:41:23Designation of 1st Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units
  79. 3:41:23Designation of 5th Precinct of 15th Ward as Restricted Residential Zone prohibiting additional shared housing units

What happened

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  1. A subject matter hearing began on the current status of the Chicago Casino development and enforcement of the host community agreement between Bally’s and the City of Chicago, with no vote to be taken.49:54

Quotes

Officials only, in order.

On what date did Bally’s decide to alter the construction schedule, and when was the City of Chicago notified of that decision?Debra Silverstein · Chair · Ward 5058:51
Has Bally’s formally alleged that the City of Chicago is in breach of the host community agreement?Debra Silverstein · Chair · Ward 501:01:09
You invited our CFO who showed up. Who are the other city officials that you invited to attend?Brendan Reilly · Ward 421:03:08
As you do know, the Gaming Board has issued some licenses, but the city has refused to issue permits locally. So there are none. So I’ll bring you up to speed on that. The, the, the issue here, why did you halt construction on everything other than the gaming floor?Brendan Reilly · Ward 421:07:20
…a lot of these questions I think can be answered if, if he were here to, uh, as the primary point person in the mayor’s office, to Emily, is there a way we could get Jason Lee down here?Scott Waguespack · Ward 321:33:11
…was there any talks that Bally’s would be the sole gaming system in the City of Chicago?Anthony Napolitano · Ward 411:55:57
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So what percentage of your workers are going to be accommodated in Phase 1 per your plan?Bennett R. Lawson · Ward 442:04:32
I think that’s, that’s important to know. We talked about the temporary casino because the word is that it is underperforming, and I know we’re going to get that number as well, correct?Bennett R. Lawson · Ward 442:05:12

Who spoke

7 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Roll call: 17 present, 1 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 10 speakers.

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Hamlet, “Committee on License and Consumer Protection, Sep 9, 2026: Chicago.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/chicago/license-and-consumer-protection/meetings/2026-09-09. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Sep 9, 2026.