Chicago’s south suburbs may soon be a new gambling destination.

Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino is scheduled to open Monday morning in East Hazel Crest, after the Illinois Gaming Board gave its approval on Friday. Wind Creek is Illinois’ 16th casino, the final casino authorized to open following the 2019 gaming expansion law.

Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly return to Springfield this week facing an agenda that now includes considering how to address the implications of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to power.

Lawmakers will be looking into whether any of the state’s left-leaning laws in areas including reproductive rights and immigration need to be shored up because of fears the incoming Trump administration might take action to undo the state’s policies.

An Illinois judge on Friday issued a permanent injunction against the state’s so-called assault weapons ban, calling it an “unconstitutional affront to the Second Amendment.”

In a lengthy ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn granted the injunction sought by numerous plaintiffs — including gun store owners, gun rights advocacy groups and private individuals — who argued the Protect Illinois Communities Act, known also as PICA, is not constitutional.

Legislation to eliminate a law requiring Illinoisans age 79 and older to take annual road tests to renew their driver’s licenses fizzled out last spring.

But many seniors haven’t forgotten, nor the fact Illinois is the only U.S. state with an age-based mandate.

Veterans Day events will be taking place throughout Chicago and the suburbs to honor those who protected our freedom.

Monday, Chicago will be officially named a Purple Heart City, joining cities across the nation that honor the sacrifices who servicemembers who have been wounded or killed.