The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved a plan to transform the northern half of the former Lincoln Yards development site into a mixed-use community with more than 3,000 residences, new riverfront parks and a central plaza open to all neighborhood residents.
The author and onetime weight-loss, health and financial infomercial pitchman last year paid $2.285 million for a three-bedroom condominium in a 56-story River North tower.
State Rep. Kam Buckner introduced a bill Thursday to add up to another 12 months to the temporary license. That would give Ballys Chicago until September 2027 to open its new $1.7 billion casino, hotel and entertainment complex.
