Communities that Banned Video Gambling
- Addison
- Arlington Heights
- Batavia
- Beach Park
- Bloomingdale
- Buffalo Grove
- Burbank
- Campton Hills
- Carbondale
- Carol Stream
- Cook County
- Country Club Hills
- Darien
- Downers Grove
- Du Page County
- East Dundee - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ]
- Elburn
- Elmhurst
- Evanston
- Glen Ellyn - [ 2 ]
- Glenview
- Grayslake
- Gurnee
- Hanover Park
- Hawthorne Wood
- Highland Park
- Hinsdale
- Itasca
- Kenilworth
- Kildeer
- La Grange
- Lake Bluff
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Lake County
[ 2 ] - [ 3 ] - Lake Forest
- Libertyville
- Lincolnshire
- Lincolnwood
- Lisle
- McHenry County
- Mettawa
- Morton
- Mt. Prospect
- Naperville
- Northbrook
- Oak Park - [ 2 ]
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Orland Park - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ]
- Palos Heights
- Palos Park
- Park Ridge
- Rochester
- Roselle - [ 2 ]
- Rosemont
- Schiller Park
- South Barrington
- South Holland
- St. Charles
- Villa Park
- Wadsworth
- Warrenville
- Wayne
- West Chicago
- West Dundee
- Westmont
- Wheaton - [ 2 ]
- Wilmette
- Winfield
- Winnetka
- Wood Dale
Communities Discussing Video Gambling
- Antioch
- Barrington
- Burr Ridge
- Champaign
- Champaign County - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ]
- Deerfield
- DeKalb
- Effingham County - [ 2 ]
- Elgin
- Fox Lake
- Homewood
- Johnsburg
- Lindenhurst
- Oak Lawn
- Oak Forest
- Oswego
- Palos Hills
- Peoria County - [ 2 ]
- Pingree Grove
- Schaumburg
- Southland
- Tazewell County - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ]
- Tinley Park
- Urbana
- Will County - [ 2 ]
Communities that Will Not Ban Video Gambling
- Homer
- Kane County - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ] - [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
- Lake in the Hills
- Mt. Zion
- Rock Island
- Rockford - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ] - [ 4 ]
- Wauconda
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ILCAAAP News
Gambling Action Alert
Augest 16, 2010
The Southtown Star published an excellent article about video gambling... [ read more ]
Video Gambling Update
Augest 11, 2010
Today the Springfield newspaper published an editorial opposing video gambling, Governor Quinn's signing of HB 4927, and the Illinois' "don't ask, don't tell" gaming policy... [ read more ]
Camelot goes global with foreign lottery plans
Augest 11, 2010
Camelot is hatching ambitious plans to become a global gaming group. The Hertfordshire based National Lottery operator, which was sold to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in March, has its sights set on expanding abroad by bidding to run six new lotteries over the 10-year course of the third lottery licence... [ read more ]
Gaming Giants Bidding For Illinois Lottery Contract
Augest 11, 2010
Four huge gaming firms are bidding on the Illinois lottery contract and two of these gaming giants have teamed up to bid on the 10 year contract... [ read more ]
Online betting a house of cards for world economy
Augest 9, 2010
Legalizing online poker and other Internet betting would be a high-stakes loser for the still-sputtering U.S. and global economies, a leading national gambling critic warns... [ read more ]
Quinn's signature on video gambling bill
Augest 8, 2010
The Trib's story on Pat Quinn signing controversial legislation after hours is a jaw-dropper on several fronts. First, that the governor tries to appear reasonable when he's ripping up and throwing out reasonableness after hours... [ read more ]
Gambling company pushing Cayman lotto
Augest 6, 2010
An international company that has been reported to control some two-thirds of the world's lottery gambling operations has proposed several different gaming options for the Cayman Islands... [ read more ]
Illinois Lottery private management bid process
Augest 6, 2010
So week one has come and gone since bids were formally submitted for the private management contract to run the Illinois Lottery... [ read more ]
The bad guys won
Augest 3, 2010
The Illinois Gaming Board's efforts to keep organized crime out of state-sanctioned gambling could leave veterans with no place to go on a Tuesday night. That's Gov. Pat Quinn's rationale for signing a bill that strips regulators of the discretion they need to police thousands of new video poker terminals coming online soon... [ read more ]
Gambling Update – Governor signs HB 4927
Augest 2, 2010
Last year when Governor Quinn signed legislation that included the Video Gaming Act, it was all about JOBS for the capital construction projects. Late at night on July 30th, after the reporters had gone home, the Governor signed the controversial video gambling expansion bill (HB 4927)... [ read more ]
Choose lottery manager wisely
July 31, 2010
Bids are due this week as the state seeks a private management company to oversee the Illinois Lottery... [ read more ]
Gambling Action Alert
July 29, 2010
House Committee Approves H. R. 2267 to overturn the ban on Internet Gambling... [ read more ]
Bill to legalize Internet gambling: No dice
July 23, 2010
The House financial committee will mark up a bill Tuesday to legalize Internet gambling. Even many in the US industry oppose it... [ read more ]
Explosive report links pokies to jump in crime
July 22, 2010
There is a significant relationship between spending on poker machines and crime in Victoria, a study commissioned by the state government has concluded... [ read more ]
Casino pensioner deals labelled `grubby promotion'
July 19, 2010
Casino is "locking in" pensioners for four hours as part of cheap meal and free bus deals. The inducement has already been dubbed as "concerning" by the Independent Gambling Authority as critics labelled it as a "grubby promotion" encouraging senior citizens and people on limited incomes to gamble... [ read more ]
Group Steps Up Opposition to Video Poker in Chicago
July 16, 2010
Opponents of video poker are stepping up their efforts to keep gambling out of Chicago. They're calling on Mayor Richard Daley to oppose people hoping to overturn the city's longstanding ban on gambling... [ read more ]
News Archive
- Public Hearing on Video Gambling Rules
July 9, 2010
- Factions show their cards in debate over video gambling
July 2, 2010
- Study finds suburbanites embracing heroin
July 1, 2010
- Mayor wants beer pushcarts and bars open 24 Hours...
July 1, 2010
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DUI Facts
- 639 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes, which was 44 percent of the 1,453 total crash fatalities.
- If a typical 160-pound male drinks 5 standard drinks over a 2 hour period, he would reach a BAC of .08, making him legally intoxicated in all 50 states and DC.
- Almost half of the approximately 2,200 persons who die annually in traffic crashes involving drinking drivers under 21 are persons other than the drinking driver.
- More than 49,000 DUI arrests were recorded by the Secretary of State's office.
- 93 percent of all drivers arrested for DUI, who were eligible, lost their driving privileges.
- 2,863 drivers under age 21 lost their driving privileges due to "Use It & Lose It" law violations.
- 17 percent of those arrested for DUI are women, who represent 50 percent of all licensed drivers.
- 83 percent of all drivers arrested for DUI are first offenders.
- Alcohol problems cost society an estimated $214 billion a year, with $17.9 billion of that amount stemming from alcohol-related auto crashes.
- At .08, a driver is three times more likely to be involved in a car crash than a sober driver, and 11 times more likely to be killed in a single-vehicle crash.
- About 80 percent of alcohol-related crash fatalities are caused by drivers with no arrests for drunk driving during the previous three years.
- 47% of traffic fatalities in Illinois are alcohol related.
- 77% of alcohol-related traffic fatalities occur between midnight and 3am.
- 84% of all crashes between midnight and 3am are alcohol related.
- 1/3rd of 8th graders have ridden with an alcohol impaired driver.
- Alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal crashes was four times higher at night than during the day (36% versus 9%).
- Thirty-one percent of drivers involved in fatal crashes on weekends were alcohol-impaired, compared with 15 percent during the week.
- Each year, more than 13,500 die on our roads due to impaired driving. That would equal more than 33 jumbo jets crashing each year.
- 21.1 percent of Americans ages 18 to 25 have alcohol or other drug problems serious enough to require addiction treatment.
- Every 45 minutes, someone in the United States dies because of alcohol-impaired driving.
- There are three times as many alcohol-related fatal crashes at ight versus the day.
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