Hawthorne Race Course is for sale, and will re-open for thoroughbred racing this spring despite recently filing for bankruptcy, officials told the Illinois Racing Board. The plan to resume operations ...

During a regularly-scheduled meeting on March 18, the Illinois Racing Board unanimously approved a delay to the start of the ...

The Illinois Racing Board has agreed to delay the start of the Hawthorne Race Course Thoroughbred meeting from March 29 to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Hawthorne Race Course, the state's oldest sporting venue, faced a bankruptcy hearing on Tuesday.

The filing is built around a “ debtor in possession ” financing mechanism, which is when a debtor “keeps possession and control of its assets while undergoing a reorganization under chapter 11.” ...

Hawthorne is one of the two last remaining race courses in Northern Illinois, along with Collinsville.