Articles filed under Special Reports
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‘A different philosophy’: Bears’ original goal to own stadium shifts with latest public-private plansApr 25, 2024 6:47 pm - New Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren’s stated desire to build a publicly owned stadium on the Chicago lakefront marks an organizational shift in philosophy fr...
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O'Donnell: Clumsy McCaskey Bears dilute what should have been a breakout weekApr 24, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell says the McCaskey family’s dysfunctionality is diluting what should have been a breakout week for the Bears.
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Bears to unveil plans for domed stadium on lakefront WednesdayApr 22, 2024 6:28 pm - The Bears will unveil plans for a new enclosed stadium on the Chicago lakefront during a news conference Wednesday at Soldier Field, the team announced Monday. According ...
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Facts Matter: Simpson didn’t admit to murders before he diedApr 21, 2024 5:00 am - Former NFL star O.J. Simpson died earlier this month following a battle with cancer. Besides his football career and some acting, Simpson mostly was known for being acqui...
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‘It’s complicated’: Why lobbyists think Bears could be back to Arlington if bid for lakefront stadium failsApr 15, 2024 5:30 am - Amid the yearlong property tax dispute at Arlington Park, the Bears also face a series of legal, financial and political hurdles to building a new stadium on the Chicago ...
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Shakeup on business side continues for Chicago BearsApr 10, 2024 3:43 pm - As the Chicago Bears shift their stadium efforts from the suburbs to the city’s lakefront and prepare to welcome what they hope is a new franchise quarterback, the team a...
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‘Least-hairy option’: School leaders believe Arlington Heights Bears stadium still in playApr 06, 2024 5:15 am - Three Arlington Heights-area school district superintendents say they’re being mischaracterized for potentially quashing the deal to bring the Bears to town, and question...
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Ask voters about taxpayer subsidies for Bears, Sox stadiums, ex-Gov. Quinn saysMar 26, 2024 6:26 pm - Armed with a new poll showing overwhelming opposition to taxpayer-subsidized stadiums for the Bears and White Sox, former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is launching the politic...
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Bears and school districts stop short of endorsing Arlington Heights tax proposalMar 19, 2024 7:07 pm - A day after Arlington Heights officials unveiled a proposed settlement to the ongoing Arlington Park property tax dispute between the Chicago Bears and three local schoo...
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‘Fair and sensible’: Arlington Heights proposes tax deal as Bears turn focus away from racetrack siteMar 18, 2024 9:42 pm - Acting as intermediary — and perhaps hoping to get the Bears to redirect their focus to redeveloping the vacant Arlington Park racetrack — village officials Monday unveiled their proposed settlement to a long-running property tax dispute between the franchise and three area school districts.