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I have sum of two units words about Judy Baar Topinka's flip-flop onward the expansion of gambling in Illinois: Who cares! A Chicago casino proposal has been floated since 1992 Drastic times call for drastic measures. Our state is in dire ne of piece of works and revenue. We're talking about undivided land-based casino, not a strip of 20 mega- resorts.

Rather than criticize Topinka, we should be applauding her willingness to recognize that Illinois is in fiscal make anxious Illinois' education funding needs a major marksman in the arm, and this is single in kind way to get a significant boost

There are 10 gambling licenses in the state. Let's finally vend that 10th license and procure the show on the road. Think of the benefits: recent construction jobs, new schools, no more hand-wringing from one side of to the other school funding every September, a moratorium upon tax increases. Our convention business will shoot up The hotels and restaurants in the downtown area will reap major benefits. Let's stop sending the dollars to Wisconsin and Indiana. We ne that wealth right here at home.

Margaret Torres, Garfield Ridge

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