“We’re creating an entire neighborhood from the ground up with a casino already integrated from the beginning,” Bailey said Thursday. He said the casino, which represents just 2% of the total square footage of The 78, will help drive the broader development. The facility is slated to open on the south end of The 78 by 2024.Ĭurt Bailey, president of Related Midwest, called The 78 a “transformational” development that will bring tourists, commerce and 39,000 jobs to the South Side. The 78 has already landed the Discovery Partners Institute, a University of Illinois-led initiative building a 500,000-square-foot innovation hub to develop Chicago tech talent.
The 78 development is shown south of Roosevelt Road and east of the Chicago River March 22, 2022, in Chicago.
