Articles filed under Special Reports
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What Bears envision for $5 billion 'magic' makeover at Arlington ParkSep 10, 2022 1:00 am - While the Bears kick off the season at noon Sunday at Soldier Field - the team's home for more than a half-century - it could be another decade until their first snap at...
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'Want to be good neighbors' but 'need help,' Bears execs tell residents about Arlington plansSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - Many clad in blue and orange, hundreds of residents from Arlington Heights and other Northwest suburbs came to the John Hersey High School gymnasium Thursday to get thei...
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Bears to pay $200,000 worth of village costs for Arlington Park stadium project consultantsSep 07, 2022 5:00 am - Arlington Heights is requiring the Chicago Bears to pay more than $200,000 worth of the village's consultant costs for studies on the economic, traffic and parking impac...
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O'Donnell: Is Bears' Arlington Park redevelopment about to devolve into a beggars banquet?Sep 07, 2022 1:00 am - THERE WILL BE NO HONEY BEARS at Hersey High School Thursday night. There will, apparently, be Money Bears, though, and that's not good news for anyone rooting for the Ch...
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Daily Herald opinion: Bears stadium proposal emphasizes need for public involvement in the processSep 07, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board From the beginning, a certain shadow of doubt has hovered over the prospects for a Chica...
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With petitions in hand, conservative group's leader decries possible public handouts to the BearsSep 07, 2022 1:00 am - With a petition of more than 650 signatures in hand, Brian Costin came to this week's Arlington Heights village board meeting to oppose any suggestion of what he calls c...
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Bears release initial Arlington Park redevelopment plans, vow no tax dollars at least for stadiumSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears on Tuesday released conceptual plans for their proposed redevelopment of the 326-acre Arlington Park property, as well as an open letter vowing not to ...
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What does Phillips' retirement timing say about Bears at Arlington? Signs look good, mayor saysSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - The retirement of longtime Chicago Bears executive Ted Phillips early next year isn't expected to have much bearing on the team's purchase of Arlington Park and plans to...
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Bears to reveal early plans for Arlington Park 'entertainment district' at community meetingSep 01, 2022 4:05 pm - In what may be another sign that the Chicago Bears are serious about a move to the suburbs, the team announced today it will host an informational community meeting next...
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COVID-19 testing returns to Arlington ParkAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 testing has returned to the parking lot of Arlington Park. The free, rapid PCR tests are available from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and from 9 ...