Hawthorne Race Course has secured a $16 million loan as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, a move track ...

A federal bankruptcy judge has agreed to provide interim financing that clears the way for Hawthorne Race Course to conduct its 2026 Thoroughbred meeting in April.

During a regularly-scheduled meeting on March 18, the Illinois Racing Board unanimously approved a delay to the start of the 2026 Thoroughbred meet at Hawthorne Race Course in suburban Chicago.

The Stickney race track has struggled to secure an investor to build up its casino games since Illinois' gambling expansion law passed in 2019. Hawthorne President Tim Carey said the bankruptcy filing ...

After years of financial turmoil, Hawthorne Race Course filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Chicago on Friday in an effort to restructure the 135-year-old institution’s debt, save dozens of jobs and, ...

Hawthorne Race Course in suburban Chicago was able this week to secure a $16 million loan with hopes of being able to conduct ...

Hawthorne Race Course, which bills itself as the oldest horse-racing venue in Illinois, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 27. Financial difficulties have plagued the track in west ...

The Illinois Racing Board has agreed to delay the start of the Hawthorne Race Course Thoroughbred meeting from March 29 to April 19 as the track continues to dig its way through Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...

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 ...

The future of racing at Hawthorne Race Course in south suburban Stickney is in jeopardy. The Illinois Racing Board suspended its harnesses racing license. In a letter sent Monday to Hawthorne's ...

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