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Saturday, April 20
New developments via CNC's New York Times section outlines advances in state legislators' position on a bill for a proposed Chicago-owned casino. House sponsor Representative Lou Lang (Democrat, Skokie) states that further delays by Governor Quinn will spur a presentation of the bill as is, barring any outline of "his concerns 'in short order.'"