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News Brief: The Illinois Senate on Thursday voted to keep in place a controversial law that forces the state’s casinos to give money to horse racing tracks.

News Brief: The Illinois House has sank Gov. Rod Blagojevich's proposed expansion of casino gambling, possibly taking with it the last hope for funding a massive statewide infrastructure rebuilding plan.

News Brief: A major gambling expansion has been touted as the way to pay for a proposed $34 billion construction plan in Illinois, but a new study suggests states may be counting too much on that money.

News Brief: Rosemont, Illinois, has found no takers in Springfield in its bid to turn its theater into a state-run casino.

News Brief: Lawmakers can force casinos to fork over some of the cash gamblers bet on roulette, craps and cards to the declining Illinois horse racing industry, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

A $34 billion public works construction program, to be paid for by expanding gambling and leasing the Illinois lottery, stalled Saturday in the Illinois House, hours after it was approved by the Senate.

News Brief: A top business group has put its weight behind a plan to expand gambling in the state and lease most of the Illinois Lottery to a private company.

Members from six Illinois horsemen associations representing standardbred, thoroughbred and quarter horses came to Springfield to tell their story to lawmakers.

News Brief: According to an casino industry expert, casino companies might not be as aggressive in paying for Illinois’ 10th license as they were in 2004.

News Brief: Having teamed with Chicago real estate billionaire Neil Bluhm, Des Plaines city leaders are optimistic that they will land Illinois' 10th casino license.

News Brief: Grand Victoria Casino reports indicate gross revenues have been down by roughly 17 percent so far compared to 2007.

News Brief: The tough times for Illinois casinos showed no signs of ending in March, with revenue and admissions down sharply from the same period last year.

News Brief: The Shabbona Business Association support the DeKalb County Board's recently approval of an agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to build a 24-hour bingo facility in Shabbona, Illinois.

News Brief: In what was a surprise to some, only eight members of the 24-member DeKalb County Board voted against an agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Feb. 20.

News Brief: A statewide smoking ban in Illinois that took effect Jan. 1 pushed puffers out the door and, for many, to casinos in neighboring states.

News Brief: To get a long-delayed, $1 billion Mississippi River bridge and road plan approved, a key Illinois lawmaker says it's likely to need some funding help from gamblers.

News Brief: More than 300 Illinois casino patrons were arrested in 2007 as a result of criminal warrant checks and four additional people were arrested for being unregistered sex offenders, state officials revealed Tuesday.

News Brief: Both revenues and admissions for Harrah's Joliet Casino and Hotel rose in 2007, but Empress Casino showed losses in both categories.

News Brief: Illinois' gambling expansion is uncertain after the House Gaming Committee heard from opponents and proponents of a gambling proposal.