The Batavia Unit District 101 school board Tuesday approved an intergovernmental agreement to create a tax increment financing district for a new Aurora casino.
The owners of Hollywood Casino Aurora want to close their facility downtown and rebuild it on a site closer to I-88, they announced Monday. The new location would cost about $360 million and include a casino with about 900 slot machines, 50 live table games and a sportsbook, plus a 200-room hotel with meeting and event space.