Construction has begun on Hard Rock Casino’s latest resort in Rockford, Illinois after a ground breaking ceremony was held to celebrate the build.
The casino will be built on a 25-acre empty field in Rockford’s East State Street corridor and is expected to cost $310m.
Regional media has claimed the completion of the casino will generate millions in local income, creating thousands of new jobs in the process.
Hard Rock Casino Rockford officials were accompanied at the ground breaking by representatives of Hard Rock International, local governments and Rick Nielsen, member of the band Cheap Trick.