Articles filed under Special Reports
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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...
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If the Bears come to Arlington Park, improved Wilke Road will help fans get thereFeb 03, 2022 4:10 am - Whether or not the Chicago Bears finalize the deal to buy Arlington Park, the two towns sure to be most affected by gameday traffic are making preparations to resurface ...
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Hawthorne to reopen Arlington's shuttered OTB in Villa ParkJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois Racing Board Thursday granted Hawthorne Race Course's request to reopen Arlington Park's off-track betting parlor in Villa Park, but five other locations fo...
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Bears brass: Focus for long-term development 'exclusively' on Arlington ParkJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - While saying they didn't go out of their way to seek out the Arlington Park property — instead, they were contacted by the seller — top Chicago Bears brass now plan to d...
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Inside the X's and O's of what's needed to secure the Bears' move to Arlington HeightsDec 31, 2021 4:15 am - Like a football coach's play-calling sheet, the Chicago Bears' multibillion-dollar stadium in the suburbs is still a conceptual vision in 2021, but much of what takes pl...
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Top suburban story of 2021: How the Arlington Park sale to the Bears was years in the makingDec 31, 2021 4:15 am - It could be several years until the first pigskin is kicked off at a potential multibillion-dollar Chicago Bears stadium at Arlington Park, but the pending $197.2 millio...
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Editorial: Arlington Park property a community gathering placeDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - Arlington Park has provided many benefits to the Northwest suburbs through the years. The horse racing track at Euclid Avenue and Wilke Road put Arlington Heights on the...
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Jim O'Donnell: From the Bears and Arlington Park to Erin Andrews, 2021 will hopefully lead to 2022Dec 30, 2021 12:00 am - THREE RELEVANT ROCK 'N ROLL QUOTES to fill in for the late Dick Clark as yet another surreal New Year's continues its creep toward midnight: • "The future's uncertain an...