Creates the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act. Creates the Chicago Casino Development Authority and vests its powers in the Chicago Casino Development Board. Provides that the Board shall select casino operators to develop and operate a land-based casino in Chicago. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes changes concerning the Illinois Racing Board. Allows advance deposit wagering. Adds provisions concerning drug testing for horses. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to provide for the conduct of electronic gaming at tracks. Makes other changes. Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes changes concerning the Illinois Gaming Board. Authorizes the issuance of an additional license to conduct riverboat gambling and a casino license to conduct casino gambling in Chicago. Contains provisions regarding the re-issuance of the 10th riverboat license. Allows the Authority to receive a casino license and requires the Authority to contract with a casino operator to conduct casino gambling within that municipality. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act and makes corresponding changes in other Acts. Provides for the conduct of electronic poker. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning tax exempt foundations.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deposits of fees.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act and the Public Community College Act. Removes a provision that requires the Illinois Community College Board to submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board of Higher Education. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to develop a comprehensive community college plan. Removes a reference to the Board of Higher Education's approval of a public community college's construction of a facility. Makes related changes.
Creates the Illinois Economic Development Act of 2007. Contains a short title only.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the sunset of exemptions, credits, and deductions.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the primary powers of banks.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Riverboat Gambling Act. Separates the Illinois Gaming Board from the Department of Revenue for the purposes of enforcing and administering the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes conforming changes. In provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Board, removes language allowing the Director of Revenue to delegate responsibility for the administration and enforcement of certain Acts concerning gaming to the Board and adds language concerning appointing investigators. Makes changes concerning appropriations from the State Gaming Fund. Makes other changes. Amends the Executive Reorganization Implementation Act. Excludes the Illinois Gaming Board from the definition of "agency directly responsible to the Governor". Amends the State Employees Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds investigators for the Illinois Gaming Board to provisions concerning the alternative formula. Effective immediately.