Articles filed under Special Reports
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'Complete gridlock': Palatine officials wary of what a suburban Bears stadium could bringMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A new Chicago Bears stadium at Arlington Park would make Arlington Heights a destination for hordes of football-hungry fans. But many of them making the journey will tra...
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Rolling Meadows candidates welcome Bears but fear strain on city servicesFeb 28, 2023 4:00 am - There's no contested election this spring in Arlington Heights - a critic of possible Bears public subsidies having been tossed from the ballot - but candidates in Rolli...
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Longtime Bears lobbyist who secured Soldier Field financing now trying to do same at ArlingtonFeb 25, 2023 12:00 am - A longtime associate of the Chicago Bears who helped secure the public financing deal for Soldier Field renovations more than two decades ago is now trying to get taxpay...
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Three school districts select lobbyist to fight Bears legislationFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - All three school districts whose boundaries include the Chicago Bears' 326-acre Arlington Park property are now all on board in hiring a joint lobbyist to oppose, or at ...
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O'Donnell: A new Robert Reich video suggests slow brakes on any tax money for the BearsFeb 19, 2023 5:00 am - WHILE IT WOULD BE REFRESHING to take a short weekend break from the mounting drama over the possible move of the Bears to Arlington Park, that sanctuary doesn't come eas...
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District 211 board delays vote to join others in hiring lobbyist to fight Bears tax breakFeb 16, 2023 10:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members voted 3-2 Thursday to postpone joining two neighboring districts in hiring a lobbyist for a proposed state bil...
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Keeping 2200 W. Euclid secure: Arlington Heights police, fire chiefs meet with Bears repsFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - Though the proverbial keys to Arlington Park have been handed over from Churchill Downs to the Chicago Bears, there was nary a sign, banner or flag bearing the team's ic...
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Closing time: Chicago Bears finalize $197.2 million purchase of Arlington ParkFeb 15, 2023 2:00 pm - There's a new neighbor at 2200 W. Euclid Ave. in Arlington Heights: the Chicago Bears Football Club. The organization announced Wednesday it has closed on its $197.2 mil...
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Jim O'Donnell: No 'Bear Down' yet at Arlington Park — now only the squeaky financial liftingFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - THERE WERE NO SIGNS of burnt orange and blue confetti on Northwest Highway or Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights Wednesday night. Nor should there have been. The Chicago...
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Would Mount Prospect benefit from the Bears? Village board candidates weigh inFeb 14, 2023 4:30 am - How would a new stadium for the Chicago Bears in Arlington Heights affect its neighbors in Mount Prospect? Candidates for the Mount Prospect village board discussed pote...