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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, In 2019, Public Act 101-0031 amended the Illinois Gambling Act (the "Act"), 230 ILCS 10/1, et. seq., to significantly expand gaming throughout Illinois; and
WHEREAS, The Act allows the Illinois Gaming Board ("IGB") to issue one owners license authorizing the conduct of casino gambling in the City of Chicago (the "City"); and
WHEREAS, Following the amendment of the Act, the City issued its Request for Proposals - Casino in the City of City (the "RFP") to, identify prospective developers of a casino to be located within the City (the "Casino"); and
WHEREAS, In response to the RFP, the City received five Casino proposals (each a "Proposal") from four RFP applicants (each an "Applicant"); and
WHEREAS, In accordance with Section 7(e-5) of the Act, (1) on November 19, 2021, a summary of each Applicant's Proposal was publicly released and posted on the City's casino website at
and (2) on December 16, 2021, each Applicant made a public presentation concerning its Proposal; and
WHEREAS, An evaluation committee of the City (the "Committee") consisting of representatives from a number of City departments and offices was created to review the proposals and make recommendations to the City's Mayor, the Honorable Lori E. Lightfoot; and
WHEREAS, Various members of the Committee, along with other City personnel, extensively reviewed each of the Proposals and met with each Applicant concerning its Proposal; and
WHEREAS, On March 22, 2022, the City publicly released its casino evaluation report (the "Evaluation Report") and posted such Evaluation Report on the City's casino website at: ; and
WHEREAS, The Evaluation Report provides a detailed overview of the five Proposals received in response to its RFP and the Evaluation Committee's findings relating to each Proposal; and
WHEREAS, Based on the findings i...
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