Articles filed under Special Reports
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Bears' move to Arlington Heights is 'past the hypothetical stage,' mayor saysMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears' hiring of architects and other consultants for a proposed new stadium at Arlington Park shows the team is serious about moving to Arlington Heights, M...
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Bears hire architect, other firms to prepare Arlington Heights stadium plansMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears have retained an architect and other consultants to help with preliminary plans for a new stadium and surrounding redevelopment at Arlington Park, offi...
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Jim O'Donnell: Elegant memories of Duchossois, Million too much for CDI to leave aloneMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - NEWS THAT THAT SOME KNOCKOFF of the Arlington Million will be held in August at Churchill Downs is like hearing the Bears are being forced to relocate to south central L...
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The Arlington Million will live on this year ... at Churchill Downs in KentuckyMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - The Arlington Million - long the signature race on the marquee day of horse racing at Arlington Park - will be held this summer, officials announced Tuesday. But it'll b...
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Still making money, Arlington Park billboard can stay up at least until Bears sale is officialMar 08, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to correct the date on which the billboard initially was approved. Though its last horse race was held more than five months ago, Arling...
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Long way to go: Arlington Park sale to Bears now expected to close in first half of 2023Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - The sale of the 326-acre Arlington Park property to the Chicago Bears is expected to close during the first half of 2023, Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen said T...
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Jim O'Donnell: Will the new Chicago casino trim the chances of the Bears moving to Arlington Heights?Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK, the headline atop The Daily Herald sports & media column said: "It's time for George S. Halas Stadium at Arlington Park." And the wonderland derb...
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Now at max, Hawthorne seeks state law change to reopen more Arlington betting parlorsFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Hawthorne Race Course Thursday picked up one more of Arlington Park's shuttered off-track betting parlors - this one in Rockford - giving the Cicero racetrack its maximu...
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Officials ask why Route 53 bridge project doesn't consider Bears at Arlington ParkFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows officials are questioning why a state-led project to rehabilitate bridges along Route 53 doesn't include a larger-scale reconstruction of at least one of...
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Lightfoot hints at new proposals to keep Bears at Soldier FieldFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot struck a more optimistic tone Friday as she hinted at "a couple of proposals that are very, very interesting" to improve S...