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Showboat Mardi Gras Casino opened on April 18, 1997. [2] In 1998, Harrah's Entertainment bought Showboat, Inc. and renamed the property as Harrah's East Chicago.Harrah's later sold it to Resorts International Holdings, and the casino's name was changed, along with the street name to 777 Resort Blvd (similar to the addresses used for some Harrah's branded casinos: 777 Harrah's Blvd).
The City of East Chicago repealed its so-called "welcoming city" ordinance in response to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who was recently given new ...
Historically, Indiana Harbor was more working-class than East Chicago proper, with a population dominated by workers at Inland Steel and related plants. [3] Rivalries between Indiana Harbor and the rest of East Chicago are common. [3] Mexican-American settlement in Indiana Harbor began during the steel strike of 1919.
The Chicago circulation wars were a period of competition between William Randolph Hearst's Chicago Evening American and both Robert R. McCormick's Chicago Tribune and Victor Lawson's Chicago Daily News in the early 1900s that devolved into violence and resulted in more than 20 deaths.
It is a large brick house with a front section made to accommodate three floors and rear section housing two. It features a massive two story, semi-circular portico at the front entrance. It was constructed originally in 1815 as the home of Daniel Ruffner, one of a family which helped develop the early salt industry in the Kanawha Valley.
(What's Cooking is a twice-a-month look at what's new in the regional dining & drinks scenes.) Sheetz will build a second store along University Boulevard in Moon Township.
Chicago’s homicide victims in 2024 are often young, Black and male. Most homicide victims in Chicago died as the result of gunshot wounds. Sources: City of Chicago; Tribune reporting and archives
East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 26,370 at the 2020 census . Centered around heavy industry, the city is home to the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal , an artificial freshwater harbor characterized by industrial and manufacturing activity.