These are not easy times for Illinois horsemen, who have already lost Arlington Park and may soon see the area's remaining Thoroughbred track go under. After the Illinois Racing Board, citing financial instability, which included the bouncing of checks, pulled…
Chicago-area horse racing faces a potential life-or-death deadline in February amid financial woes at Hawthorne Race Course.
The extent of Hawthorne Race Course's financial troubles, and with it the enormous ramifications for industry stakeholders in the state, were made glaringly clear during Wednesday's Illinois Racing Board (IRB) meeting. On Monday, the racing board suspended the operating license…
Hawthorne Race Course, despite more than six years of delay, remains committed to construction of a casino at its suburban Chicago location, track president Tim Carey told the Illinois Racing Board at the annual dates hearing Sept. 18.
Racketeering claims filed in a lawsuit against Hawthorne Race Course by a fired veterinarian were dismissed by a federal court judge who concluded the allegations do not meet required legal thresholds.
The Illinois Racing Board on July 17 approved a request from Hawthorne Race Course to reduce its remaining 2025 schedule from three days per week to two.