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With No State Aid in the Cards, City Pushes Casino Plan

``On Friday, state budget director John Filan failed to deliver on that promise, leaving City Hall more determined than ever to forge ahead with a casino vote over the governor's objections -- and to try to make it veto-proof.

``'A casino in Chicago would provide an ongoing, sustainable new source of revenues, primarily collected from . . . tourists and conventioneers. At this point, I see no need not to continue our efforts to make our case with the Legislature,' said Chicago budget director John Harris.

``Harris went into the meeting with Filan hoping for 'new sources of revenue -- creative sources'' to replace an estimated $300 million pot of gold from a Chicago casino. He came away from the meeting with ''no specific offers and no commitments.'…"

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