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The measure passed by a vote of 65-50. New Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel supports having a... Email Print Related News Texas lawmakers may need special session for budget Mon, May 30 2011 Blagojevich denies shaking down race track owner Fri, May 27 2011 MGM China prices $1.5 billion IPO at top end as sector booms Fri, May 27 2011 Impasse over taxes, health in debt talks Thu, May 26 2011 Republicans seek Obama's weak spot with jobs plan Thu, May 26 2011 Analysis & Opinion Illinois’s crack habit Muni sweeps: How much job creation? Related Topics U.S. » Entertainment » Fashion » 1 / 2 Chicago mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel answers a question during his first news conference after winning the election in Chicago February 23, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Frank Polich By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO | Mon May 30, 2011 10:27pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Monday passed a gambling expansion bill that would bring a casino to Chicago. The measure passed by a vote of 65-50. New Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel supports having a casino in the city and urged the state's Senate to "act swiftly to pass this bill." "A Chicago casino will spur local economic growth and provide jobs to Chicagoans, both needed to get our city moving again," Emanuel said in a statement. The senate sponsor of the bill, Democratic Sen. Terry Link, said the senate already passed a version of the bill "a few times" so he expects it will pass again when the senate takes it up on Tuesday morning. "I don't think the state's going to turn down an extra billion dollars a year in annual revenue, plus putting a lot of people to work," Link said, adding that he thinks Governor Pat Quinn, another Democrat, will "take a long hard look at this." The bill will allow four additional casinos in Illinois and slot machines for racetracks and at Chicago's two airports. The sponsor, Rep. 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