November 11, 2015:

Illinois State Representative Thaddeus Jones has sponsored a bill in the State House that calls for the Balmoral Park and Maywood Park to remain open in hopes that a potential buyer can be sought in order for the tracks to be saved....read on

September 29, 2015:

According to a report Tuesday on the Illinois Horsemen’s website, Hawthorne Race Course will be the only track in Illinois to offer Standardbred racing in 2016....read on

November 7, 2014:

Officials with Hawthorne Race Course, the United States’ second oldest family-owned and operated horse racing track, have announced that the track has created a partnership with three of Chicago's most reputable humane organizations to care for a feral cat colony that lives amidst its horse barns and maintenance facilities....read on

November 4, 2014:

Officials with Hawthorne Race Course have issued a press release after an article regarding feral cats in the track’s backstretch was published online this past weekend....read on

February 21, 2014:

A report by the Chicago Tribune explains that Illinois’ Hawthorne Race Course for thoroughbreds is in the unusual position of leading off horse racing season in the state due to the impasse between the Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association and the operators of Balmoral and Maywood Park....read on

June 11, 2013:

While gaming expansion in Illinois faces continued political delays, Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois has announced that it is making moves to further strengthen its racing product....read on

March 12, 2013:

Chicago Blackhawks fans have likely heard colour commentary from Ed Olczyk that also features the former player's love of horse racing....read on

October 19, 2012:

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has been made aware of an outbreak of the neurological form of Equine Herpes Virus 1 at Hawthorne Race Course, a thoroughbred racetrack in Illinois. While racing will continue as scheduled at the track, Hawthorne has put a quarantine in place....read on

November 17, 2010:

Illinois Horseman's Benevolent and Protective Association Executive Director Lanny Brooks has been cited as saying that he is more optimistic than ever before about the possibility of racetracks in Illinois getting slot machines...read on

October 7, 2009:

Hawthorne Race Course will offer a unique setting at the track with Twilight Racing on October 9 and 16...read on

October 16, 2008:

Just seven miles from downtown Chicago on I-55 at the gateway to Midway Airport, the owner-operator of Hawthorne Race Course is proposing an entertainment destination unlike any in the nation, in its unprecedented bid for Illinois' tenth casino license....read on

July 10, 2008:

For as long as Hawthorne Race Course has conducted a harness meet, the Erwin F. Dygert Memorial Trot has been its featured racing event....read on