SPRINGFIELD — With two weeks left in the spring session, proponents of a proposed Decatur horse racing track and casino are making a late push to get the legislation needed to make the project a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A plan moving in Springfield could allow for development of new horse racing tracking in Illinois, including a facility in Macon County. The Decatur horse track casino, or ...

Hawthorne Race Course officials Wednesday said again they were close to a financing deal for a new casino, despite a recent financial crisis that has led to bounced checks and suspension of its ...

SPRINGFIELD — Decatur is in line to be the site of a horse racing track with a casino under legislation in the works in the state Capitol.

State Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, center, speaks in favor of his bill to expand horse racing in Illinois while flanked by Jeff Davis, president of the Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association, and ...

SPRINGFIELD — In the backstretch of the legislative session, horse racing advocates are pushing to revitalize the industry in Illinois and its accompanying horse betting, both long in decline. City ...