Illinois<\/a>. McNamara thanked the governor and the local delegation representing Rockford in the state legislature for their work.<\/p>\nState Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) said it’s taken 20 years to get a casino for Rockford. He thanked McNamara, city staff, Fischer, and Hard Rock International for their work. He added that some criticized the plan for the city to pick an applicant and present that to the IGB. However, those communities that have offered state regulators multiple proposals are still waiting to get heard.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile today’s action is not final approval, it does allow Hard Rock to move forward with and for us to get the temporary casino up and running,\u201d<\/strong> said Sen. Syverson, a cosponsor of the expanded gaming bill. \u201cI am confident because of the great work done at the front end of this process, the final approval will come shortly. This is a huge win for Rockford and the region.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nDevelopers will build the casino at the city\u2019s former Clock Tower Resort, just off Interstates 39 and 90. It will employ up to 1,000 people. It will also provide up to 1,200 construction jobs leading up to the venue\u2019s grand opening.<\/p>\n
Once open, the facility will contain a 65,000-square-foot casino, as well as a 1,600-seat auditorium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One day after the Illinois Gaming Board gave preliminary approval for a Hard Rock Casino to be built in Rockford, Gov. JB Pritzker (D) offered his congratulations to the city and the backers of the proposed $310 million development. While in the Northern Illinois community for a COVID vaccine press conference Friday, Pritzker acknowledged the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":163674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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