Today the Illinois Racing Board made a very difficult decision to suspend the operating license of Suburban Downs,” said Domenic DiCera IRB executive director. “On Jan. 15, IRB requested bank ...

Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association says its members do not have access to upwards of $900,000 in purse money they are ...

In a statement posted on Thursday, Jan. 22, the Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association notified participants that racing for ...

ITHA said it is incumbent on Hawthorne's owners to demonstrate that their financial condition is "sufficient to support ...

The Chicago-area’s longest-operating horse-racing track is being sued along with state regulators for allegedly allowing dozens of horses to race despite medical diagnoses from a now-terminated track ...

Nearly six years ago Illinois lawmakers granted Hawthorne Race Course in southwest suburban Stickney the rights to build a ...

Hawthorne Race Course was forced to temporarily halt operations this past weekend for failing to meet licensing requirements, regulators said, and operators in the horse racing industry said its ...

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Hawthorne Race Course has resurrected the Illinois Derby in hopes it will be a step toward reviving interest in Illinois racing. Racing in the state has been hampered in recent years after the closure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Illinois Racing Board has ordered financially strapped Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Ill., to cease live horse racing and ...

Illinois enacted a sweeping law in 2019 to allow casinos at horse racing tracks, known as racinos. Nearly five years later, Hawthorne Race Course, a main beneficiary of the legislation, still hasn’t ...