Illinois Stops Tinley Park Sale

Following a Chicago Tribune investigation, the state of Illinois canceled the sale of state-owned land to developer Rick Heidner for a proposed racino in Tinley Park. The newspaper detailed Heidner's associations with unsavory characters. However, Heidner noted the Illinois Gaming Board granted him a video gambling license in 2012 and each subsequent year. "I have no affiliation with the mafia at all,” Heidner said.

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