Articles filed under Arlington Park
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Jim O'Donnell: For Bears fans, Kevin Warren offers hope and a new reason to believeJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - MORE THAN ANYTHING, fans of the Chicago Bears want a reason to believe. They want an end to NFL Sundays and seasons filled with negative expectations - and consistently ...
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Resistance to state money for Bears' redevelopment of Arlington Park added to legislationJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - The Chicago Bears' chances of receiving state subsidies for a possible redevelopment of Arlington Park faced mounting opposition from Springfield lawmakers Tuesday. Inse...
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'Impressive' Soldier Field plans wouldn't give Bears stadium ownership, Mayor Hayes saysJan 09, 2023 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes called plans to transform Soldier Field with a dome and surrounding commercial and entertainment campus "impressive," but he said the p...
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Chicago's Soldier Field adviser details how revamped stadium could be a hub, beat Arlington planJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - Prolific stadium builder Bob Dunn, advising the Mayor Lori Lightfoot administration on how to fix Soldier Field to keep the Bears in Chicago, released detailed plans Sun...
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Bears subsidy critic tossed from Arlington Heights ballotJan 04, 2023 4:00 am - An Arlington Heights village board candidate who is a critic of possible public subsidies for the Chicago Bears was tossed from the ballot Tuesday, making the April 4 tr...
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Jim O'Donnell: Churchill Inc. moving Arlington Million from Kentucky to Virginia - but why?Dec 25, 2022 12:00 am - BEFORE THE MAIN BUILDING at Arlington Park is taken down, Bunker Bill Carstanjen and cohorts at Churchill Downs Inc. may want to sift through all of the cinders on the m...
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Anti-tax group launches new campaign to block potential Bears subsidies in Arlington HeightsDec 23, 2022 4:30 am - Its anti-corporate welfare ordinance roundly rejected by the Arlington Heights village board, Americans for Prosperity has launched another bid to prevent public financi...
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Could financing tool help Bears land at Arlington Park? They'll need help from state lawmakersDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - Could a so-called PILOT be the financing tool that helps the Chicago Bears take off from Chicago and land in Arlington Heights? Village and state officials confirmed Wed...
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Arlington Heights trustees reject 'so rigid' new village logo, keep old horse head design for nowDec 13, 2022 4:00 am - Though Arlington Park is closed, the Arlington Heights village horse head logo isn't being put out to pasture quite yet. Village trustees Monday rejected a consultant's ...
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Citing need for experience as Bears project looms, two Arlington Heights trustees to seek reelectionNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - Two incumbent Arlington Heights trustees this week declared intentions to seek reelection to the elected panel that is expected to see some turnover next year. Robin LaB...