Waukegan Potawatomi Casino, LLC v. City of Waukegan

  1. February 14, 2025

    7th Circ. Affirms Ill. City Win Against Tribal Casino

    The Seventh Circuit on Friday ruled that an Illinois city didn't intentionally discriminate against a proposed tribal casino when the city chose three other competitors to operate casinos, saying that even if the city's review process was flawed, "the absence of perfection in a process does not prove intentional discrimination."

  2. February 03, 2025

    Ruling Boosts Claims In Ill. Tribal Casino Row, 7th Circ. Told

    A proposed tribal casino in the Illinois city of Waukegan has told the Seventh Circuit that a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling in a related case shows the city is responsible for a constitutional injury against the casino as it presses a case claiming intentional discrimination.

  3. August 13, 2024

    Ill. Casino Can't Claim Immunity In Competition Row, City Says

    An Illinois city wants the Seventh Circuit to deny a proposed tribal casino's appeal that seeks to undo a lower court order that found the municipality didn't discriminate against it by choosing three other competitors to operate the venues, arguing that sovereign immunity can't protect the case from dismissal.

  4. June 13, 2024

    Tribal Casino Tells 7th Circ. Ill. City Rigged Proposal Votes

    A proposed tribal casino has asked the Seventh Circuit to undo a lower court ruling that found Waukegan, Ill., did not intentionally discriminate against it when the city chose three other competitors to operate casinos, saying the city ran a rigged review process.