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DuPage committee asks staff to draft text amendment to measure 1,000-foot gaming buffer door-to-door

DuPage County Development Committee · February 3, 2026
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Committee members asked staff to draft language to change the 1,000-foot gaming buffer from property-line measurement to business-to-business (door-to-door); staff will present draft language to the development committee and refer it to the zoning board of appeals for a public hearing. The change would apply prospectively, not retroactively.

During discussion about video gaming regulation, members repeatedly raised concerns about the county's current 1,000-foot measurement, which staff described as property-line to property-line. Several members said a door-to-door (business-to-business) standard would better reflect the intent of keeping gaming away from schools and day cares. Chair Tornatore said that changing the measurement would require a text amendment and a public…

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