The casino plan, still unfolding, will join an urban landscape in mid-transformation. Chicago’s push for a casino has stirred fervent debate focused mostly on the predictable: whether the right site was chosen, how much tax revenue it will generate, whether it will worsen noise, traffic or problem gambling.īut to advocates of the Chicago River and ecological preservationists, the Bally’s plan to replace the Chicago Tribune printing plant in River West can be a meaningful next step in the makeover of the riverfront.
