Check out the ECC website for progress shots of the Health Career Center construction. Click Here for the Construction Progress Slide Show!

Laflin Design Group is proud to be part of the Elgin Community College Health Careers Center design team.

It doesn’t take long to get a feel for exactly where you are in the soon-to-open Rivers Casino in Des Plaines.

Within minutes after getting my first look on July 1 on a walkthrough… I suggested it all had a very concentric feel. At the center is the Lotus Lounge, which is surrounded by the table games pits. The tables, in turn, are ringed by slots and video poker games, while on the outer rim are the amenities, including restaurants and the player rewards club booth.

With a by-invitation grand opening on July 17 and public opening on July 18, Rivers soon will be the first all-new casino to open in Illinois since Grand Victoria in Elgin launched in October 1994. It brings to the market a roomy, upscale facility with great sight lines, modern gaming equipment and some of the highest maximum bets in the country.

It all adds up to a cohesive design, one that should be full of excitement both for regular players and out-of-towners in using the nearby convention and hotel facilities.

Get the full Post-Tribune story with more details about the features of Rivers Casino.

Laflin Design Group is proud to be a part of the design team for Rivers Casino.

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We hope to see you at the Public Opening on July 18th!

Elgin Community College District 509 will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors for the Renner Drive Berm Improvements at the Elgin Community College Main Campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, Illinois 60123.

The project base bid includes, but is not limited to, the following:

A. Tree preservation and erosion control fencing
B. Tree removal and grinding
C. Topsoil strip and stockpile
D. Grading
E. Telephone/data line relocation
F. Tree planting
G. Sod placement

Said bids will be received up to the hour of 2:00 PM CSDT on April 21, 2011 at Elgin Community College administration office at which time said bids will be publicly opened and read. A bid bond is required.

Bidding Documents will be available beginning at 10:00 AM April 6, 2011 at BHFX Elgin, 19 North Union Street, Elgin, Illinois 60123, (847) 742-2876. Documents may be viewed online free of charge at the BHFX Document Management Center. To obtain paper drawings, contact BHFX to request an order form. Cost of paper drawings are at the Bidder’s expense and are approximately $15.00. Documents are not returnable. A bid deposit is not required. Only registered plan holders purchasing documents from BHFX will be included on the plan holders list to receive addenda.

An optional pre-bid meeting will be held April 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Elgin Community College, University & Business Center, Room UBC 103.

LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. Learn more about LEED Certification.

Check out the Rivers Casino pursuit of Gold full story.

“Rivers Casino” is the name of the gambling facility scheduled to open in July in Des Plaines, Midwest Gaming and Entertainment officials announced today.

The name is a tribute to the nearby waterway and the “green” initiatives incorporated into the complex, they said.

The company also said it will hold its first job fair April 8 at the Rosemont Convention Center. The casino is expected to create 1,000 jobs — from dealers to restaurant personnel to management.

Laflin Design Group is proud to be a part of the design team for what may become the first LEED Certified casino facility in the country.

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In addition to private rooms, patients and their families looking for additional solitude can find it in the West Tower’s Healing Garden. “As a faith-based healing ministry, Condell Medical Center is committed to treating the whole person: body, mind and spirit. And studies have shown that spiritual care, in addition to medical care, improves patient healing,” says the Rev. Frederick Rajan, vice president of mission and spiritual care.

Laflin Design Group is proud to be part of the Advocate Condell Medical Center West Tower Expansion design team providing landscape design for the West Tower Expansion in addition to the Healing Garden.

Check out image of the new addition Advocate Condell Medical Center West Tower Expansion here! Slide #8 is our favorite!