Hollywood Casino-Aurora

Location: Aurora
Year opened: 1993
Employees: 667
Visitors in 2011: 1.499 million
2011 state share of tax revenue generated: $47.9 million
2011 local share of tax revenue: $10.2 million

The local share of tax money from the Hollywood Casino-Aurora has funded:

• Day Care Programs
  
• At Risk Youth Programs
  
• Visiting Nursing Association
  
• Aurora Area Tourism Council
  
• Science Tech Museum
  
• Fox Valley United Way
  
• Aurora Civic Center Authority
• Aurora Historical Society
• Road Projects

 Hollywood Casino-Aurora's charitable and community partners include:

• Quad County Urban League
• Salvation Army
• Northern Illinois Food Bank
• Quad County African American Chamber of Commerce
• Aurora Downtown - Downtown Improvements
• Rebuild Aurora Together
• Association for Individual Development
• Hesed House

"Hollywood is a tremendous corporate citizen and a key partner in the development of the travel and tourism industry in the Aurora area as well as many other civic and economic development projects."
-Chris Hamilton, Executive Director, Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

For more information on the Hollywood Casino-Aurora, visit www.hollywoodcasinoaurora.com.