Articles filed under Special Reports
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Jim O'Donnell: Boom or doomed? An expert's views on the Bears and Arlington ParkJun 27, 2021 1:00 am - David Trandel looks at the 326 acres currently housing Arlington Park and sees a once-in-a-century opportunity for an inspired NFL ownership. Then the 57-year-old commer...
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Two-thirds want the Bears to move to Arlington Heights, poll findsJun 24, 2021 5:30 am - Two-thirds of Chicago-area residents favor the Chicago Bears relocating to Arlington Heights, according to the results of a recent phone survey obtained exclusively by t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Mike Ditka says Bears should stay in ChicagoJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - THAT GROWING MOMENTUM to get the Bears into a new stadium at Arlington Park received a jolting forearm shiver Thursday. Mike Ditka — one of the greatest Bears of 'em all...
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NFL commissioner on possible Bears move: 'Potentially an alternative'Jun 23, 2021 1:00 am - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday characterized the Chicago Bears' interest in a move to Arlington Heights as a possible long-term "alternative." The head of t...
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Can Arlington Heights officials control future of Arlington Park?Jun 22, 2021 5:30 am - How much say do Arlington Heights village officials have over what happens with the Arlington Park site? Only some, they emphasized Monday, on a night when the mayor and...
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Days after submitting Arlington Park bid, Bears ink deal with Churchill's Rivers CasinoJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Days after submitting a bid to buy the Churchill Downs Inc.-owned Arlington Park, the Chicago Bears on Tuesday announced a new partnership with the company's Rivers Casi...
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Racing board chairman wants meeting with Churchill Downs to discuss Arlington ParkJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Racing Board Chairman Dan Beiser on Tuesday called for a meeting with top Churchill Downs Inc. brass to talk about the uncertain future of Arlington Park and th...
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Arlington Heights trustees to take up Arlington Park zoning plan MondayJun 20, 2021 1:00 am - Just days after the Chicago Bears confirmed the team has submitted a bid to purchase Arlington Park, the Arlington Heights village board will meet Monday night to consid...
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Tax and business boost, traffic: Arlington Park neighbors ponder possible Chicago Bears relocationJun 19, 2021 6:00 am - If the Chicago Bears move from Soldier Field to Arlington Park, Rocco Fridono, owner of Big Ange's Eatery in Arlington Heights, will have to make some changes - starting...
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Both horses and Chicago Bears at Arlington Park? Some, like consortium leader and mayor, like ideaJun 19, 2021 6:00 am - A little more than a century ago, George Halas took to the gridiron in downstate Decatur on the team that would soon become the Chicago Bears. Only seven years later, in...