Hawthorne Race Course has been beset by financial troubles, including liens seeking to recover unpaid debts, and its inability to open a proposed new casino.

Jim Burns, chief financial officer for Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, has died. Deltaplex News reported Jan. 9 that ...

Hard Rock Casino Rockford ranked third out of Illinois’ 17 casinos for admissions in 2025. The most visited casino was Rivers ...

Rivers Casino in Des Plaines raked in $503 million in revenue in 2025 to remain the undisputed revenue leader. Wind Creek ...

Horse racing faces an uncertain future in Illinois, and nowhere is that uncertainty more profoundly felt than at Hawthorne ...

BetRivers increased its minimum sports bet in Illinois to $5 from the $1 it debuted at before the football season.

The Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont stands as a monument to the art of scoring designer goods without the designer price tag – a place where your wallet doesn’t need to go into witness ...

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

More bounced checks to Standardbred horsemen and alleged failure by the Chicago-area track to secure bonds for 2026 prompted ...

The man claimed to have won the jackpot on a slot machine at Bally’s temporary casino in the River North area of the city, ...

A 25-year-old man was beaten and robbed early Monday morning inside a River North business, Chicago police said.