Please note: I-80 Exit 127 South, “Empress Road,” has been renamed to “Hollywood Road.” But in Joliet you have more options including a seasonal RV Resort - the only on-site RV Resort in Northern Illinois. Located just 35 minutes from Chicago, about the only real competition for good times anywhere near here is Hollywood's sister casino, Hollywood Casino Aurora. Then you take the red carpet service always afforded at this fine property and you start to get a feel for the life of a star. You need to throw in a luxury hotel, several fine dining options, Hollywood Stadium sports bar and restaurant with up to 8 games showing at once on a huge 80x20-foot video screen along with dozens of flatscreens. But that isn't a Hollywood experience unto itself. Betting on sports futures, props and lay betsĪt Hollywood Casino Joliet you can enjoy the newly remodeled 50,000 square floor casino floor with more than 1,100 of the best slots and video poker machines, a great selection of table games such as blackjack, craps, roulette,and more, and a 5-table live action poker room.