Christopher Placek
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Racing board chairman wants meeting with Churchill Downs to discuss Arlington ParkJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Racing Board Chairman Dan Beiser on Tuesday called for a meeting with top Churchill Downs Inc. brass to talk about the uncertain future of Arlington Park and th...
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Both horses and Chicago Bears at Arlington Park? Some, like consortium leader and mayor, like ideaJun 19, 2021 6:00 am - A little more than a century ago, George Halas took to the gridiron in downstate Decatur on the team that would soon become the Chicago Bears. Only seven years later, in...
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After contentious reopening debate, District 25 schools boss gets contract extensionJun 17, 2021 5:00 am - After a contentious schools reopening debate and one of the most divisive school board elections in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 history, Superintendent Lori...
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It started with George Halas in 1975: Chicago Bears again make an overture for Arlington ParkJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - In 1975, Chicago Bears founder George S. Halas made his first pitch to relocate his team from Soldier Field to Arlington Park. Fast forward 46 years to Thursday afternoo...
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Elk Grove Village hopes to pair jobseekers with companies in needJun 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Seeing all the "help wanted" and "now hiring" signs in storefront windows and throughout the Elk Grove Village industrial park - as well as temporarily shut down lobbies...
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War replaces Loverboy on Elk Grove summer concert billJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village has made another change to its summer concert series bill, replacing 1980s Canadian rockers Loverboy with the 1970s California funk rock group War. The...
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Harper receives record $18 million donation from MacKenzie ScottJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Harper College officials Tuesday announced receipt of an $18 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, in what is the largest gift in the Palatin...
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Churchill Downs: 'Strong proposals from numerous parties' to buy Arlington ParkJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Arlington Park's owner said Tuesday its real estate firm has received “strong proposals from numerous parties” for redevelopment of the iconic racetrack in Arlington Hei...
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As deadline approaches, racing and Bears stadium remain possible for Arlington Park siteJun 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes said there are fewer than 10 Arlington Park redevelopment proposals of which he's aware, ahead of a Tuesday deadline for developers and...
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Rolling Meadows incentive program would try to lure restaurants to Kirchoff RoadJun 07, 2021 5:30 am - Rolling Meadows is poised to relaunch an economic development tool, used by only a handful of other Northwest suburbs, in an effort to revitalize its struggling downtown...