The station is located at 6314–16 South Racine Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

Racine opened on February 25, 1907, when the Englewood branch of the South Side Elevated Railroad was extended westward.

The original station building and platform still remain at the site, as Racine has not undergone any major renovations since it opened.

The CTA decided to close Racine and five other stations permanently in 1994, when they began the Green Line project.

They claimed that the CTA had reneged on its promise to reopen the stations and that the closures would affect economic development in poorer communities.