Donald Trump of Chicago behind casino Des Plaines working with Mogul to get license.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July, 2002 | by McLaughlin, Amy

Byline: Amy McLaughlin Daily Herald Staff Writer Chicago real estate investor Neil Bluhm, who has been compared to real estate giant Donald Trump, is the force behind the effort to bring a casino to the city of Des Plaines. Des Plaines officials Thursday confirmed that Bluhm, president of nationally known JMB Realty in Chicago, met with city officials last week.

JMB owns the Four Seasons Hotel and Ritz-Carlton in Chicago, developed Water Tower Place and owns parts of hotels and office buildings in Boston, Houston, Los Angeles and Seattle. Bluhm, the 320th richest American in 2001, worth an estimated $800 million according to Forbes magazine, was one of at least three investors to approach city officials with the casino idea. But his plan has emerged the...

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