Despite numerous snags and delays, longtime Hinsdale resident and entrepreneur William Faucher is hopeful that his effort to open an off-track betting (OTB) facility on Route 119 will cross the finish line.
Faucher said he was planning a soft opening in January, but that his filing for a OTB license with the state was delayed.
“It's in the attorney general's office, and it is in their hands to decide whether we get the license,” Faucher said late January. “They've got 90 days to make a decision, and I don't know if they're going to use the full 90 days to do so.”
This means he won't be able to open until around April 1, but he said if the state decides quickly, he'll get started sooner.