Clerk to notify state gaming board of city video gambling legalization this week - The Daily Line

Michael McDevitt

FEB 25, 2026

Clerk to notify state gaming board of city video gambling legalization this week
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Chicago City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

About a week after the City Council passed a measure intended to circumvent the Johnson administration and notify the state about the city opting in to the legalization of video gambling, the Illinois Gaming Board said Tuesday it still hadn’t received any notification. City Clerk Anna Valencia’s office said it would meet its obligations to notify them this week.

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Brian Gustavson commented 2026-02-25 15:14:32 -0600

Under the resolution, the clerk must send notice to the board within seven days of its passage, which occurred last Wednesday. A spokesperson for the clerk’s office told The Daily Line Tuesday the clerk was preparing to send out notification to the state on either Tuesday or Wednesday, but its receipt could be delayed since it is being sent by certified mail.

It’s still 1982 in the clerk’s office…