The Homewood Village Board approved a four-year settlement agreement related to a property tax valuation dispute involving Wind Creek Casino at the March 24 meeting. According to Napoleon Haney, Homewood village manager, the agreement resolves an appeal filed with the Cook County Board of Review over the property’s 2025 assessed[Read More…]
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Wind Creek Chicago Southland opens sportsbook in casino
Wind Creek Chicago Southland is raising the stakes with the official opening of the property’s state-of-the-art sportsbook, powered by Kambi, in the East Hazel Crest casino. Located directly on the casino floor, this latest offering provides guests with a new way to watch and wager on their favorite sporting events. Spanning[Read More…]
Column: Road diet complements village’s vision for downtown; local singer plans to record more originals with Wind Creek contest winnings
The Homewood Board of Trustees has been on board with the plan to convert 183rd Street east of Dixie Highway from four traffic lanes to two with one center turn lane and two bicycle lanes. The board endorsed that plan in 2007 when it adopted the Bike Plan and again,[Read More…]
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…]
Wind Creek Casino officials show off elegance of Southland’s new entertainment center
When guests walk in to the new Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino in East Hazel Crest, the first sight they see is a towering digital sculpture featuring diamond shapes, vertical strings of gem-like light beads and cascading, rotating light patterns. Cathye Amos, executive director of marketing, said the multi-million piece was commissioned[Read More…]
Work begins at Wind Creek Casino site
The ceremonial groundbreaking for the Wind Creek Casino took place early in June but the real earth moving began this week on the north side of the site at 174th and Halsted Street. The site is shared by East Hazel Crest and Homewood. Crews began removing old piping in preparation for the[Read More…]
Wind Creek Hospitality, local officials break ground on East Hazel Crest/Homewood casino
Last week, representatives from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and Wind Creek Hospitality marked the start of construction and celebrated local leaders who provided support to the project throughout the application process. The casino, slated to open in 2023, will be built directly just north of the intersection of[Read More…]


