The top Illinois-bred horses will be competing for more than $1 million in purses on Saturday, Oct. 14 as 12 stakes events will be contested during Night of Champions at Hawthorne.
Former White House aide Gabe Amo won the crowded special election Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, The Associated Press projected Tuesday. Amo, a former staffer in the Obama and Biden administrations, will go up against political newcomer Gerry Leonard (R) in November to replace Rep. David Cicilline (D), who resigned from his…