Articles filed under Arlington Park
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...
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‘Stood up for our taxpayers’: District 214 superintendent defends approach in property tax battle with BearsFeb 10, 2024 12:55 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe denied his and two other Arlington Heights-area school districts are being “greedy” in their ongoing...
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‘We don’t have a deal yet’: Bears and schools $100 million apart on property value of Arlington ParkJan 30, 2024 2:09 pm - The Chicago Bears and three Northwest suburban school districts are $100 million apart on how much they think the NFL franchise’s Arlington Park property is worth. Attorn...
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Jim O'Donnell: Calabrese's exit from racing another sign Arlington has faded to memoryJan 25, 2024 6:00 am - AS LONG AS THEY TELL TALES of Arlington Park, they will tell stories about Frank C. Calabrese. The two most dominant personalities of the track's final two decades we...
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‘I love the city’: Bears president keeping stadium location options open, but embraces ‘really special’ downtownJan 10, 2024 7:23 pm - Chicago Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren said Wednesday he’s keeping his options open about the location of a new stadium — whether it be Arlington Heights or Chicago - b...
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2023 brought sad farewells, stunning closures and school controversies to the suburbsDec 26, 2023 9:54 am - In 2023, scores of teens mourned classmates killed in horrific car crashes. Some iconic suburban buildings met the wrecking ball. And controversies swirled around the eli...
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Trying to ‘make it happen’: How Arlington Heights is working to resolve tax dispute between Bears, schoolsDec 22, 2023 6:33 am - Though they’ve mostly been quiet publicly, Arlington Heights and Bears officials have been working for months to resolve a property tax dispute over the NFL franchise’s 326-acre Arlington Park property, according to records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Arlington Heights village manager gets second straight 7% raiseDec 05, 2023 4:00 am - Longtime Arlington Heights Village Manager Randy Recklaus, the village's day-to-day point person for negotiations with the Chicago Bears and area school districts over a...
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With teardown of racetrack, Arlington Heights' horse head logo reaches its finish lineNov 09, 2023 4:30 am - As the final buildings at Arlington Park meet the wrecking ball, Arlington Heights' long-standing horse head village logo is also being put out to pasture. Village offic...
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Images: Arlington Park grandstand demolition from June to September, 2023.Oct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Exterior demolition of Arlington Park grandstand began June 16 and ended the last week of September in Arlington Heights. ...