Nick Balodimas, 1943-2014
Nick Balodimas thrived on athletic competition. An all-around athlete at Austin High School on Chicago's West Side, Mr. Balodimas attended Eastern Illinois University on a baseball scholarship and played in...
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Ed Duffy, 1945-2014
Working was a multidimensional endeavor for Ed Duffy. He was a Chicago cop, deputy chief of staff under Gov. Jim Thompson, director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid, an...
Iowa reigns again at Midlands
Even if Iowa had abandoned Welsh-Ryan Arena before Monday night's title matches in the Ken Kraft Midlands Wrestling Championships, the Hawkeyes would have continued to reign. By the time the...
Illinois’ 2014 horse racing calendar remains uncertain
Perched precariously on the edge of a fiscal cliff, the Illinois Racing Board will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday with everyone in the room still in the dark about what...
Bee A Magician added to American-National program
The best star quality program in the 67-year history of Chicago harness racing got even better Wednesday when North America's top-ranked standardbred was supplemented to one of Saturday night's eight...
Patrick Flavin, software mogul and racehorse owner, 1939-2013
Patrick Flavin, who grew up on the West Side of Chicago, made his business mark with a software design company and was involved in horse racing for many years. Mr....
IRB presents 4 dates alternatives
Uncertainty reigned Tuesday after the Illinois Racing Board drafted the 2014 thoroughbred and harness racing schedules. Taking into account the possibility that funds may not be available to enable the...
Illinois Derby content to make own way
The exclusion of the Illinois Derby from Churchill Downs' controversial list of qualifying races for last May's Kentucky Derby aroused the indignation of Illinois Racing Board members at last September's...
Willcox Inn nips Gallant Eagle at wire
Willcox Inn is the most accomplished resident of the Arlington Park backstretch, but it wasn't until Saturday that the nomadic 5-year-old made his first start of the meeting. Trainer Mike...
Can Indy Point transfer success from Argentina?
Technically, Indy Point is considered a U.S. horse based in California but don't tell that to racing aficionados in Argentina. With much justification, they will claim him as one of...