🌱 Why is Hawthorne planning 2027 races after selling its Stickney track?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why is Hawthorne planning 2027 races after selling its Stickney track?

Also on today's calendar: 2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 79 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘Inexplicable': Hawthorne Seeks 2027 Race Dates Despite Pending Sale (paulickreport.com) — Hawthorne Race Course is still set to give up its Stickney property in a Sept. 1 bankruptcy sale, yet it’s applying for a full slate of 2027 racing dates, leaving regulators and horsemen puzzled. State racing officials will review the unusual request ahead of a Sept. 16 meeting that could shape whether live racing ever returns near Stickney.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stickney

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• 2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's →
  Danny Cunniff Park, 2700 Trail Way, Highland Park
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 6

• 2026 Shriners Children's™ APP Pro Invitational Chicago →
  Danny Cunniff Park, 2700 Trail Way, Highland Park
  5:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• D99 Back To School Fair →
  Cicero SD 99 Cicero Community Park
  3:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Friends of the Berwyn Library Meeting In-Person
  Berwyn Public Library Community Room
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• True Crime Book Club - Season 3 In-Person
  Berwyn Public Library Nora Laureto Study Room A, Nora Laureto Study Room B
  6:00 pm
• Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Riverside-Brookfield High School Room 201
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Age-ility In-Person
  Berwyn Public Library Community Room
  10:00 am
• Family Welcome Back Night
  Riverside-Brookfield High School Riverside Brookfield High School
  4:00 pm
• School Board Meeting →
  Cicero SD 99 Administration Building
  6:30 pm

Sunday August 16

• Back to School Picnic
  Berwyn South SD 100 Freedom Park, 3701 Scoville Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402, USA
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• College Bootcamp
  Lyons Twp HSD 204 SC Library
  8:00 am
• Bulldog Basketball đcamp (9am - 2pm)
  Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
  9:00 am
• Shake, Rattle & Read at Euclid Square Park
  Oak Park Public Library 705 Fillmore, Oak Park, IL, 60304, US
  10:00 am
• Audio Booth Reservation
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Cicero

• Residents concerned as data center could potentially be built on Hawthorne Race Course site (wgntv.com)
• Alleged gang member gets 80 years for robbery, shooting (audacy.com)
• Hernandez-backed School Supplies Tax Holiday Begins August 7 (einpresswire.com)

Berwyn

• Federal charges filed over Nolan Wells witness threats (wcvb.com)
• BWE Update – 5/8/2026 // Featuring: PWC, SWW, UBW, Titanic, Exist Pro, FTW, Critical Pro, MLP, KWA & More! (wordpress.com)

Chicago

• Illinois e-bike, e-scooter crashes raise transit safety questions (nbcchicago.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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