New hearings on a possible Chicago casino are underway today. Is the mayor's wish for a casino to fund pensions finally close to coming true? Paris Schutz has the latest.

Today’s hearing is the first of two scheduled hearings on expanding casino gaming in Illinois. Plans before lawmakers include calling for one state-owned casino in Chicago, and another would add four casinos in Chicago’s south suburbs and Vermillion, Winnebago and Lake counties, according to The State Journal-Register.