The Illinois Gaming Board unanimously agreed Wednesday to eliminate the Calumet City and Lynwood casino proposals from the competition for a south suburban Cook County gaming license.

The board’s decision leaves the casino development plans for Homewood and Matteson as the two finalists in the long-running effort to bring casino gambling to the south suburbs.

The Homewood plan calls for a $440 million casino with 1,350 slot machines and 56 table games, along with a high-rise luxury hotel offering 252 rooms, 53 suites, and an outdoor skybar with long-distance views of downtown Chicago, located immediately south of Interstate 80-294 at Halsted Street.

The Matteson plan is for a $300 million casino with 1,300 slot machines and 42 table games located in a 123,000 square foot building at the former Lincoln Mall site at U.S. 30 and Cicero Avenue, just east of Interstate 57.