CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he
hopes to find common ground with Gov. Pat Quinn on expanding casino gambling,
but Quinn says he's not looking to compromise.
Emanuel and Quinn discussed the issue at separate
events Tuesday.
The two Democrats publicly sniped for months over
gambling expansion.
Emanuel wants a casino in Chicago, and he expressed
impatience with Quinn's long deliberation over a measure passed by the
legislature in May.
Quinn responded by telling Emanuel to back off.
On Monday, Quinn laid out a framework for expansion
that gave oversight of a Chicago casino to the state Gaming Board, rather than
a city casino development committee.
On Tuesday, Quinn stuck to his guns, saying the
framework is what he's willing to work with. Emanuel said he's encouraged about
a deal.
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2011 The Associated Press.
