Tears from an NFL legend's widow on Tuesday followed by bravadofrom a lawyer for the clout-heavy, casino-seeking suburb of Rosemontoffered the strongest evidence yet that a plan to auction off thestate's dormant 10th casino license might not come to fruition.
Connie Payton referenced her husband Walter's death at the publicmeeting, telling the Illinois Gaming Board that the deal, announcedNov. 13 by state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, shorts minorities whoinvested the most cash in Emerald Casino's failed plan for a gamblingbarge in Rosemont.
Rosemont lawyer Robert E. Stephenson called the plan "dead onarrival" and accused Madigan of rewarding "wrongdoers in …
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