Bally's halts Chicago casino construction over questions about waste hauler dogged by mob allegations

Bally’s Construction Halted Amid Questions About Subcontractor Previously Linked To Mob

RIVER WEST — Construction on Bally’s River West casino has been halted after a Chicago Sun-Times investigation revealed the construction project was using an unauthorized subcontractor previously linked to organized crime.D&P Construction, a Melrose Park company that the FBI alleged had ties to the Chicago mob, was providing dumpsters at the casino site, the Sun-Times found. Following questions from the newspaper, the Illinois Gaming Board force…

Bally’s halts Chicago casino construction over questions about waste hauler dogged by mob allegations – Chicago Sun-Times

Bally's halts Chicago casino construction over questions about waste hauler dogged by mob allegations

D&P Construction Co., Inc., is providing dumpsters for the Bally's work site in River West, the Chicago Sun-Times discovered. Two decades ago, the company's involvement in the construction of a proposed casino in Rosemont helped torpedo the project over concerns by regulators of organized crime influence.

Bally’s halts Chicago casino construction over questions about waste hauler dogged by mob allegations – Usa news503 Service Unavailable

Two decades ago, as Rosemont and its controversial Mayor Donald E. Stephens were trying to secure a coveted casino license for the tiny but politically powerful northwest suburb, reputed mob ties proved their undoing, and the project landed instead in neighboring Des Plaines as Rivers Casino. Among the concerns by state regulators hesitant about letting Rosemont host a lucrative gambling complex: the use of D&P Construction Co., Inc., dumpsters …