Rod Blagojevich

Auction Slated For Track Assets

December 10, 2015

Reports from Illinois indicate that assets for two Chicago-area harness tracks will be auctioned off on Monday after failing to attract a buyer to keep them from bankruptcy.

Illinois Tracks To Fight Judgment

January 12, 2015

According to a report, lawyers representing Balmoral Park and Maywood Park – both of which are currently under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection – are preparing to fight an $82-million penalty the trac...

Racetrack Owner Found Liable

December 10, 2014

It has been reported that a federal district court in Illinois has found racetrack owner John Johnston liable on three counts in a civil racketeering case.

Blagojevich Found Guilty Of Corruption

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty of 17 corruption charges on Monday, June 27, three of which were related to the attempted shakedown of a state racetrack executive

Blagojevich Gets Immunity In Civil Suit

According to a report, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich can have immunity from a civil lawsuit filed by the operators of casinos in the state in regard to an alleged attempted shakedown of a h...

More Johnston Testimony At 'Blago' Trial

John Johnston, owner of Illinois racetracks Maywood and Balmoral Park, testified in Chicago yesterday in the corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich

Johnston In 'Blago' Trial: "Go Fly A Kite"

This morning during the political corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Maywood and Balmoral Park owner John Johnston testified in regard to an alleged shakedown directed towar...

Extortion Allegation In Blagojevich Trial

Lobbyist Alonzo 'Lon' Monk, a friend of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, testified against his friend yesterday during Blagojevich's corruption trial. Monk explained how he and the former gov...

New Guilty Plea For Monk In Illinois

According to a report, one of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's top level aides entered a new guilty plea this morning in federal court

A Step Closer To Millions

December 08, 2009

In an interesting decision in U.S. District Court in Chicago yesterday, a federal judge denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in which four Illinois riverboat casinos sought again to delay dist...

$89 Million Coming To Illinois Industry?

November 30, 2009

According to a report on bnd.com, millions of dollars from Illinois casinos which were earmarked for state horse racing purses and track upgrades may be finally coming out of escrow

Ill. T-Bred Track Forced To Cut Dates

Fallout from the Rod Blagojevich episode in Illinois has shut down thoroughbred racing at Fairmount Park in Collinsville in the far southern reaches of the state.

$267M Racketeering Lawsuit In Illinois

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, four Illinois casino companies have filed a $267 million racketeering lawsuit against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and a prominent racetra...