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

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 ...

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.

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.

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, ...

The bankruptcy judge had approved funds to convert the track back on March 4, but according to the ITHA, Hawthorne had "difficulty financing" the heavy equipment rentals.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than three years after Hawthorne Race Course was authorized to add casino gambling, not a single card has been dealt nor a coin dropped in the slots. The $400 million combination horse racetrack ...

Unlike Arlington Park, its bucolic former counterpart, Hawthorne Racecourse has never been a lovely place to watch a horse race. Known to horseplayers as The Thorne, the track is located in southwest ...