The new Hollywood Casino Aurora is betting big on resort vibes in the western suburbs, rolling out a full-service Drift Spa, celebrity-backed restaurants and a hotel as it prepares to swap the downtown riverboat for a land-based complex. Developers say the roughly $360 million project will sit near the southwest corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road, across from the Chicago Premium Outlets, and is aiming to open in the first half of 2026. Plans call for gaming, a sportsbook and an outdoor entertainment area alongside spa, dining and event space, with local hiring and construction already underway as crews push the interior buildout toward its finishing stages.
What Drift Spa will offer
In a press release via Hollywood Casino Aurora, the company…..