Articles filed under Special Reports
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O'Donnell: A new Robert Reich video suggests slow brakes on any tax money for the Bears
Feb 19, 2023 6:00 AM - In a new videdo, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich hammers home the utter folly of any taxpayer money being directed to the construction of a new sports colossus for a private multibillion-dollar athletic entertainment corporation. Jim O'Donnell says that's worth keeping in mind in light of the Bears closing on the Arlington Park property.
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District 211 board delays vote to join others in hiring lobbyist to fight Bears tax break
Feb 16, 2023 11:25 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 bill offering a tax break to the Chicago Bears' stadium project, until a specific individual is recommended. -
Keeping 2200 W. Euclid secure: Arlington Heights police, fire chiefs meet with Bears reps
Feb 16, 2023 7:53 PM - Arlington Heights top police and fire officials got to know the new neighbors Thursday, meeting with Bears' security reps at Arlington Park. It's just the first step in what's expected to be a long process of the village and team getting to know one another as they work toward a possible $5 billion redevelopment. -
Jim O'Donnell: No 'Bear Down' yet at Arlington Park -- now only the squeaky financial lifting
Feb 16, 2023 9:12 AM - There was no confetti near Arlington Park Wednesday night as taxpayers await what's next. -
Closing time: Chicago Bears finalize $197.2 million purchase of Arlington Park
Feb 15, 2023 7:26 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 million purchase of the shuttered 326-acre Arlington Park property -- a milestone in the charter NFL franchise's long-sought city-to-suburbs relocation. -
Would Mount Prospect benefit from the Bears? Village board candidates weigh in
Feb 14, 2023 5:30 AM - Mount Prospect village board candidates weigh in on the possible benefits and drawbacks to the village if the Bears move to neighboring Arlington Heights. -
Building a suburban dome worked in the Phoenix area, but would it for Bears?
Feb 11, 2023 2:14 PM - Built 16 years ago for $455 million, State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is the spaceship-shaped symbol of the Phoenix area's suburban sprawl. An economic ecosystem has developed around it -- an arena and a nearby mall with bars and restaurants that fans flock to on game day. It sounds a lot like what the Bears want to build in Arlington Heights, doesn't it?
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'We would like to have a seat at the table': Districts will hire lobbyist to oppose Bears bill
Feb 10, 2023 6:00 AM - The Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school boards plan to retain a still-to-be-named lobbyist to oppose -- or at least get amended -- recently filed state legislation that would take a cut of their future property tax revenues and give the Chicago Bears a massive tax break at Arlington Park. -
State senator from Arlington Heights files Bears tax break bill, but she wants TIF reform, too
Feb 7, 2023 7:53 PM - Legislation that would give the Chicago Bears a massive property tax break to redevelop Arlington Park has a surprise sponsor: Democratic state Sen. Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights, who said she's open to the concept if it comes with her long-sought reforms to tax-increment financing. -
A united lobbying front: District 214 hopes to partner with 211, 15 over potential tax breaks
Feb 3, 2023 6:13 PM - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials hope they can partner with two neighboring school districts if they hire a lobbyist Thursday to address controversial state legislation that could change their taxing authority for the proposed Bears project at Arlington Park.
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