The violence broke out at about 5:00 AM when protesters started to throw rocks at delivery trucks leaving the plant.

[5] In September 2002, a new distribution facility was opened, directly north and across the street of the main Freedom Center Building.

The Chicago Tribune held a lease on the site until 2023, with two 10 year options for extension.

[8][10] In January 2021, the Chicago Tribune offices and newsroom moved out of One Prudential Plaza and relocated to Freedom Center.

[11] On September 06, 2017, Tribune Media announced plans to demolish the then vacant Freedom Center North.

They would turn it into a mixed-use development consisting of 1.2 million square feet of offices and a 310-unit residential building.

[12][7] On October 04, 2017, Tribune Media announced plans to turn Freedom Center into a mixed-use development with 18 buildings.

It would contain 2700 slot machines, 95 table games, a suite-only hotel, with 100 suites, and an outdoor music venue with space for 1000 people.

[14] On May 5 2022, Lightfoot announced that she had chosen the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center Bally's Proposal as her selection.

[15] The Chicago Tribune did not announce intentions to relocate their printing facilities and headquarters.

[8] Bally's purchased the Freedom Center site from Nexstar for $200 million in November 2022, and then promptly sold the property for the same price to Oak Street Real Estate Capital in a leaseback transaction.

Under the building sale agreement, the company had until July to completely leave the property in anticipation of demolition and the new casino to open sometime in 2026.