Elgin officials may like the idea of riverboat gambling ... For one thing, the casino company that wants to launch the venture would have to secure a very rare Illinois gambling license.

The state stopped work at 777 West Chicago Avenue after a contractor with alleged mob ties was discovered to be working there ...

Although Elgin is experiencing growth with new industry, its downtown and riverfront areas have declined. Steamboat Casino River Cruises ... in an effort to meet the Illinois Gaming Board`s ...

Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner and Elgin Mayor Ed Schock instead told ... area to be within a convenient distance of an Illinois riverboat casino." The lobbying came during an Illinois Gaming Board ...

Located at the southern edge of downtown, beyond Festival Park, the casino ... that's a gateway to Illinois' best state parks, Elgin is a hub for outdoor adventure. For one, the Fox River Trail ...

Placing a legal bet in Illinois once required a trip to a racetrack. Then riverboat casinos set sail and eventually ... Cristina Castro, an Elgin Democrat who has introduced iGaming bills that ...

Two men in Elgin, Illinois, northwest of Chicago were wearing their flotation devices when their motorized canoe tipped over on then Fox River Sunday morning. Rescue crews pulled the men to safety ...

Divers found a car in the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois, Monday, with a license plate that matched the car linked to the 1983 cold case disappearance of a suburban woman. The Elgin Police ...

Divers searched the river until 3 a.m. Thursday and resumed the search six hours later. Rescuers searched with robots and sonar systems from the South Elgin dam to the casino riverboat.

Four Illinois riverboat casinos are suing former Gov ... The boats - in Aurora, Elgin, and two in Joliet - filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in Chicago. As defendants, it also names ...