Articles filed under Special Reports
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Pride and joy of Illinois? Leading state business group makes case for Bears tax breakJan 28, 2023 12:00 am - As a draft of legislation that would give the Chicago Bears a massive property tax break at Arlington Park emerges in Springfield, the NFL franchise has a major backer i...
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Rolling Meadows wants 'attractive gateway' to any Bears stadium, so no cars outside for body shopJan 25, 2023 4:00 am - Rolling Meadows officials may be willing to allow an auto body shop to expand its presence in the shadow of the Arlington Park property - so long as no vehicles are stor...
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'A long-term play': Outgoing Bears president doubles down on ask for public subsidiesJan 21, 2023 12:00 am - Outgoing president says large development calls for them
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'The time is right': Next Bears president wants to find everyone's 'why' for a suburban stadiumJan 17, 2023 12:00 am - Growing up, Kevin Warren asked his mother “Why?” about almost everything. Now, it's a question the 59-year-old new Chicago Bears president and CEO will try to answer as ...
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'Just pretty pictures': Experts rate competing visions for Bears stadium, but both hinge on moneyJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - Colorful architectural renderings, conceptual master plans, PowerPoints and even a computer-generated video were among the eye-catching public presentations of two compe...
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New Bears president helped secure Vikings' stadium deal. He's tasked with the same at Arlington.Jan 12, 2023 12:00 am - The sports executive announced Thursday as the new president and CEO of the Chicago Bears helped orchestrate a deal for a new NFL stadium in Minnesota. Now he'll try to ...
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Jim O'Donnell: For Bears fans, Kevin Warren offers hope and a new reason to believeJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - MORE THAN ANYTHING, fans of the Chicago Bears want a reason to believe. They want an end to NFL Sundays and seasons filled with negative expectations - and consistently ...
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Resistance to state money for Bears' redevelopment of Arlington Park added to legislationJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - The Chicago Bears' chances of receiving state subsidies for a possible redevelopment of Arlington Park faced mounting opposition from Springfield lawmakers Tuesday. Inse...
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'Impressive' Soldier Field plans wouldn't give Bears stadium ownership, Mayor Hayes saysJan 09, 2023 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes called plans to transform Soldier Field with a dome and surrounding commercial and entertainment campus "impressive," but he said the p...
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Chicago's Soldier Field adviser details how revamped stadium could be a hub, beat Arlington planJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - Prolific stadium builder Bob Dunn, advising the Mayor Lori Lightfoot administration on how to fix Soldier Field to keep the Bears in Chicago, released detailed plans Sun...