Articles filed under Arlington Park
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Still making money, Arlington Park billboard can stay up at least until Bears sale is officialMar 08, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to correct the date on which the billboard initially was approved. Though its last horse race was held more than five months ago, Arling...
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Long way to go: Arlington Park sale to Bears now expected to close in first half of 2023Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - The sale of the 326-acre Arlington Park property to the Chicago Bears is expected to close during the first half of 2023, Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen said T...
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Jim O'Donnell: Will the new Chicago casino trim the chances of the Bears moving to Arlington Heights?Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK, the headline atop The Daily Herald sports & media column said: "It's time for George S. Halas Stadium at Arlington Park." And the wonderland derb...
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Now at max, Hawthorne seeks state law change to reopen more Arlington betting parlorsFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Hawthorne Race Course Thursday picked up one more of Arlington Park's shuttered off-track betting parlors - this one in Rockford - giving the Cicero racetrack its maximu...
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Officials ask why Route 53 bridge project doesn't consider Bears at Arlington ParkFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows officials are questioning why a state-led project to rehabilitate bridges along Route 53 doesn't include a larger-scale reconstruction of at least one of...
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If the Bears come to Arlington Park, improved Wilke Road will help fans get thereFeb 03, 2022 4:10 am - Whether or not the Chicago Bears finalize the deal to buy Arlington Park, the two towns sure to be most affected by gameday traffic are making preparations to resurface ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Saying goodbye to an era - the amazing race of Dick DuchossoisJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - VOLTAIRE ONCE SUGGESTED that there is birth, there is death and in between are starts of fancied follies and true miseries. Dick Duchossois spent a lifetime trying to ou...
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The heart and soul of Arlington: Dick Duchossois, dead at 100, remembered for 'his life passion'Jan 28, 2022 12:00 am - For years, Dick Duchossois would arrive early to his office within the stately grandstand he rebuilt from the ashes at Arlington Park. Impeccably dressed, the man affect...
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'Very few individuals exhibited the drive ... of Mr. Duchossois': Reactions to the death of Mr. DJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - Reactions to the death of Arlington Park Chairman Emeritus Richard Duchossois poured in Friday afternoon. Arlington Park President Tony Petrillo "The loss of our wo...
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Truck drives off after being grazed by train near Arlington Park stationJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - A semitrailer truck drove away from a crash scene after being grazed by a commuter train Monday morning as it was crossing tracks near Rolling Meadows and Palatine, offi...