This collection is made up of articles, documents, pictures, photocopied pages of books, and more all pertaining to the history of Meadowdale Raceway. Meadowdale Raceway was a race track in Carpentersville that was used for motor racing from 1958 to 1968. The content in this collection ranges from 1958 to 2007.
Document with general information about Meadowdale Raceway, date unknown
Clipping from Cardunal Free Press, date unknown
“On the Monza Wall”, publication title and date unknown
Carpentersville, IL Population Distribution map, date unknown
Your Guide to Meadowdale Raceway: Map & Description, date unknown
Advertisement for Meadowdale Raceway, Cardunal Free Press, September 3, 1958
“Meadowdale – Grand Prix of American Racing”, Modern Man Magazine, April 1959
“Kennedy Speech Draws M’dale Crowd of 4,000”, Valley Reporter, October 26, 1960
Pages about Meadowdale Raceway from A Guide to American Sports Car Racing by William Sidney Stone, ©1963
“Meadowdale Raceway Potential Disneyland for Area Residents?”, Countryside, July 13, 1967
“Trans American Automobile Racing at Meadowdale” pamphlet, 1968
“Meadowdale Raceway Photo Essay” by Keith Peters, 1973
“Raceway Echoes Linger in Valley”, Cardunal Free Press, January 21, 1980
“Meadowdale Raceways is Only a Memory”, Courier News, June 23, 1984
Pages about Meadowdale Raceway from Romance of Dundee Township by Irma Dupre, ©1985
“Residents Debate Raceway Park”, Courier News, January 22, 1987
“Referendum, Taxes Linked to Raceway” Courier News, May 9, 1987
“Carpentersville, Illinois Centennial (1887-1987)” supplement, Courier News, August 12, 1987
“Tour of Ex-raceway Pitches Parks Bond Sale”, Courier News, September 23, 1992
“Voters to Assess Call of the Wild”, Daily Herald, September 23, 1992
“County, Park District Work on Details for Raceway Woods”, Daily Herald, January 22, 1994
“Former Raceway for the Birds… & Other Wildlife”, Courier News, January 22, 1994
“Raceway Woods Tops Agenda for New DTPD Board Member”, Courier News, March 22, 1994
“Fox Valley Park Officials: Off-road Thrill Seekers Endangering Area Wildlife”, Courier News, April 21, 1994
“Dundee Park District Gets Tough to Stop Abuse of Former Raceway”, Daily Herald, April 21, 1994
“Raceway’s Ghosts Keep on Rumbling”, Chicago Tribune, May 10, 1994
“Raceway Preserve Supporters Lobby New Officials”, January 5, 1995
“Guarding a Piece of History: Preserve Holds Key to Previous Residents” and “Artifacts at Raceway May Lead to Historic Listing” articles, Daily Herald, April 26, 1995
“Kids Get Glimpse of Nature During Raceway Woods Tour”, Daily Herald, June 8, 1995
“Battle is on For Those Interested in Old Racetrack”, Courier News, January 16, 1996
“Conservationists’ Eyes Bigger Than Their Budget”, Daily Herald, April 27, 1999
“Meadowdale International Raceway Had Short-lived but Impressive History”, Courier News, July 11, 1999
“Open Space Fight in Dundee”, Courier News, July 18, 1999
“Dundee Residents Make Plea for Raceway Woods”, Daily Herald, July 20, 1999
“Residents Target Two Sites for Open Land”, Courier News, July 20, 1999
“Supporters Seek Agencies’ Backing to Buy Raceway Site”, Courier News, July 22, 1999
“Centex Files Plan for Raceway”, Courier News, August 31, 1999
“C’ville Panel Rejects Centex”, Courier News, October 8, 1999
“Dundee Twp. to Focus on Raceway Buy”, Courier News, March 22, 2000
“Author Recounts Strange History of Meadowdale”, Courier News, July 2, 2003
“Artful Cause” photos and caption, Daily Herald, May 16, 2007
