Illinois Track Cancels Spring 2020 Meet

To build a casino and sportsbook, as allowed under Illinois' new expanded gaming law, Hawthorne Race Course (l.) in Stickney will close for four months next year. In the past, Hawthorne and Arlington International Racecourse coordinated their schedules. Now the 2020 schedule will have a gap from January 4 at Hawthorne to April 27, Arlington's opening day.