Construction Team Behind Hollywood Casino Project Gets Perfect Grades

AURORA, IL — When Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin met Thursday with the construction team working on the $360 million Hollywood Casino project to assess progress, he gave the group A+ grades across the board.

"You're on time, within budget, and you have passed 100% of inspections," Irvin said at the event, per a news release from the city. "You get an A+ for that."

The perfect grades were awarded to Power Construction and contractors under three categories: standard operations category, a special conditions category for working in challenging weather and having minimal impact on traffic, and the major building construction category that included the parking garage and hotel.

The grounds of the new casino at Farnsworth Avenue and Bilter Road, replacing the current riverboat casino on the Fox River in downtown Aurora, feature a completed 1000-car parking garage, an erected 7-story hotel and the foundation of a casino with 1,200 gaming stations.

The 220-room hotel will be Aurora's first four-star hotel. It'll also be the tallest building built in the city in 50 years.

"In a few short months, we’d made a lot of progress on what will be the largest economic engines Aurora has seen and built in decades," Hollywood Casino General Manager Greg Moore said.

Scheduled for completion in 2026, the new Hollywood Casino resort by PENN Entertainment will have a 12,000-square-foot event center, a 1,000-car parking deck, a retail sportsbook, a full-service spa and several dining options.