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Illinois Court Won't Hear Rosemont Case

ILLINOIS – As reported by the Chicago Daily Herald: "The state's 10th casino license took a couple more plodding steps toward Rosemont Wednesday as the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to a ruling that transferred the license to Rosemont under a 1999 law.

"Without comment, the court refused to reconsider an appellate court ruling on the case of Emerald Casino v. Illinois Gaming Board, commonly referred to as the 'shall means shall' case.

"At issue was whether the Illinois Gaming Board had the right to refuse Emerald's move of its license from the Mississippi River to Rosemont based on a 1999 law that said the gaming board 'shall' approve the transfer once the application was filed…"

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