Raising the stakes on the standoff with the city over the advent of video gambling terminals, Bally’s Chicago is pausing construction on nearly all non-gaming amenities at its $1.7 billion casino complex going up in River West.
The reset notice, issued Saturday to the Chicago Community Builders Collective, a general contracting partnership overseeing the project, essentially puts everything from a towering hotel and events center to a number of planned restaurants on hold…