Mayor Tom Hayes has been a city official in the Chicago suburb for nearly 30 years, and he said talk of a possible closure of the town’s track is nothing new. “There’s been a concern almost every year about the track closing and things tend to work themselves out,” he told Casino.org on Monday evening. “So, I’m very hopeful that they’re going to work themselves out for everybody’s benefit again this year.” On Tuesday afternoon, members of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and officials from the track, owned by Churchill Downs Inc., will be meeting with the Illinois Racing Board (IRB) in Chicago. The two parties were supposed to have a contract in place by the start of the year regarding purses for the 2020 meet, which begins in May.