Horse Racing
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Long way to go: Arlington Park sale to Bears now expected to close in first half of 2023
Feb 24, 2022 6:16 PM - The sale of the 326-acre Arlington Park property to the Chicago Bears is expected to close during the first half of 2023, Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen said Thursday. -
Now at max, Hawthorne seeks state law change to reopen more Arlington betting parlors
Feb 17, 2022 7:53 PM - Hawthorne Race Course Thursday picked up one more of Arlington Park's shuttered off-track betting parlors -- this one, in Rockford -- giving the Cicero racetrack its maximum 16 allowed under state statute. But there's legislation proceeding in Springfield this week that would remove that cap. -
Jim O'Donnell: Saying goodbye to an era -- the amazing race of Dick Duchossois
Jan 29, 2022 9:19 AM - It's the end of an an amazing race, and Dick Duchossois is the winner.
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'Very few individuals exhibited the drive ... of Mr. Duchossois': Reactions to the death of Mr. D
Jan 28, 2022 9:01 PM - Reactions to the death of Arlington Park Chairman Emeritus Richard Duchossois poured in Friday afternoon. -
Hawthorne to reopen Arlington's shuttered OTB in Villa Park
Jan 21, 2022 8:01 AM - The Illinois Racing Board Thursday granted Hawthorne Race Course's request to reopen Arlington Park's off-track betting parlor in Villa Park, but five other locations formerly operated by the Arlington Heights racetrack remain shuttered. -
Divided state panel rejects request to keep open Arlington Park's OTBs
Dec 16, 2021 6:56 PM - A divided state panel Thursday denied Arlington Park and parent company Churchill Downs Inc.'s request to keep open their network of off-track betting parlors even though the racetrack is closed. -
Jim O'Donnell: The Bears at Arlington Park trending tepid as a telling 2022 approaches
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Will Arlington Park get to keep OTBs? State panel hasn't made a decision yet
Nov 23, 2021 4:27 PM - With their racetrack shuttered, Arlington Park management's bid to keep open their network of off-track betting parlors hit a snag Thursday amid tough questioning and skepticism by state regulators. -
'Archaic' horse racing laws led to decision to sell Arlington Park to the Bears, track owner says
Oct 28, 2021 7:15 PM - Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen blamed "archaic" Illinois horse racing laws Thursday for the company's decision not to pursue additional gambling at Arlington Park and sell the property to the Chicago Bears instead. At the same time, the corporate leader of the Louisville-based horse racing and gambling firm announced Thursday company officials wouldn't be submitting a bid for the proposed downtown Chicago casino. -
O'Donnell: Does thoroughbred racing at Arlington Park still have a pulse?
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