Wind Creek Casino & Hotel is calling all vocalists to the stage for its “Sing Your Way to $100K” competition. The winner will receive a $100,000 cash grand prize and another $65,000 will be awarded to other top talent. The contest is open to solo vocalists 21 and older. There[Read More…]
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Wind Creek Chicago Southland to open hotel on April 11
Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino & Resort announced Tuesday, April 8, that its full resort experience — including its luxury hotel and spa — will officially open to the public on Friday, April 11. Early access bookings for both the hotel, with more than 255 rooms and more than 43[Read More…]
Homewood approves Wind Creek Casino’s property tax appeal, passes North Halsted TIF measures
At the Homewood Village Board meeting on Feb. 25, the board approved Wind Creek Casino’s property tax appeal for 2024. The appeal also requires approval by the East Hazel Crest Village Board, Village Manager Napoleon Haney said. Wind Creek’s property was given an assessed value of $24,159,965 by the Cook[Read More…]
Wind Creek Chicago Southland partners with Chicago Bulls
Wind Creek Hospitality announced on Thursday, Nov. 17, that it has formed a multi-year partnership with the Chicago Bulls as its official casino. Preparation work for construction started several weeks ago at the casino site in East Hazel Crest and Homewood on Halsted Street just south of Interstate 80/294. “As a new brand[Read More…]
Mayors make case for casino in Homewood and East Hazel Crest
After 30 years of debate, it looks like – finally – a casino is coming to the South Suburbs. We’ve lived in the South Suburbs since the original casino debate began – and have led the communities of Homewood since 1997, and East Hazel Crest since 1989. We watched, we[Read More…]
Letter: Labor and transparency concerns about proposed casino
On Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, Homewood residents attended a public hearing on the Wind Creek Casino proposal hosted by the Homewood Village Board. What was clear by the end of the meeting is that the tension in the room revolved around common uncertainties that every democratic process results from: The[Read More…]
East Hazel Crest approves Wind Creek casino proposal
The East Hazel Crest Board of Trustees approved two measures at its Wednesday night meeting in support of the proposed casino at Halsted Street and Interstate 80/294. Village President Thomas Brown said the vote was unanimous, 5 to 0, on both a resolution to support the application for a casino[Read More…]
Residents divided as Homewood takes another step toward casino
A room of about 100 Homewood residents in the Irwin Community Center was divided Monday as the village board held a hearing and voted to move closer toward a new casino that would straddle the border with East Hazel Crest. Wind Creek Hospitality, of Alabama, hopes to build a[Read More…]
Wind Creek casino plan includes hotel, entertainment center
A casino complex announced Wednesday by Wind Creek Illinois LLC would include a hotel, entertainment center, three restaurants, two bars and a skyline lounge when the four-year project is complete.
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