Articles filed under Special Reports
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Why tax expert, former state rep says Arlington grandstand's days could be numberedMar 27, 2023 5:30 am - While the Chicago Bears haven't officially said if or when the stately Arlington Park grandstand built by Dick Duchossois will be demolished, its days are likely numbere...
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Arlington Heights mayor calls accusations of coziness with Bears 'offensive'Mar 22, 2023 5:30 am - Arlington Heights village officials shot down accusations this week that they are getting a little too cozy with the Chicago Bears in the NFL franchise's pursuit of a ma...
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On the wrong track: a stadium proposal that went nowhereMar 12, 2023 12:00 am - The roster of the last team to play in Comiskey Park might have included Bill Melton and Wilbur Wood rather than Ozzie Guillen and Carlton Fisk, if Sox owner Arthur Ally...
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Why Rolling Meadows - but not Arlington Heights - got tax proceeds from Bears land dealMar 11, 2023 12:00 am - The state of Illinois and Cook County reaped nearly $300,000 in taxes from the Chicago Bears' purchase of Arlington Park, but - because of the peculiarities of Illinois ...
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Resident calls Bears tax break a 'stinker,' but Arlington Heights officials don't weigh in yetMar 07, 2023 4:00 am - Arlington Heights officials Monday declined to state a preference on pending state legislation that would give the Bears a massive property tax break at Arlington Park. ...
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Why Bears land deal prohibiting a casino gets past Arlington Heights ordinance on a technicalityMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - Property transfer documents obtained by the Daily Herald reveal the Bears are barred from opening a land-based casino at Arlington Park - a restrictive covenant that is ...
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'Complete gridlock': Palatine officials wary of what a suburban Bears stadium could bringMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - A new Chicago Bears stadium at Arlington Park would make Arlington Heights a destination for hordes of football-hungry fans. But many of them making the journey will tra...
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Rolling Meadows candidates welcome Bears but fear strain on city servicesFeb 28, 2023 4:00 am - There's no contested election this spring in Arlington Heights - a critic of possible Bears public subsidies having been tossed from the ballot - but candidates in Rolli...
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Longtime Bears lobbyist who secured Soldier Field financing now trying to do same at ArlingtonFeb 25, 2023 12:00 am - A longtime associate of the Chicago Bears who helped secure the public financing deal for Soldier Field renovations more than two decades ago is now trying to get taxpay...
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Three school districts select lobbyist to fight Bears legislationFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - All three school districts whose boundaries include the Chicago Bears' 326-acre Arlington Park property are now all on board in hiring a joint lobbyist to oppose, or at ...