Articles filed under Special Reports
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'Think big': Elk Grove mayor rooting for Arlington Heights to get Bears stadium deal doneJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - The mayor of the suburban town where the Chicago Bears last explored moving says Arlington Heights officials should "think big" and seal the deal to get the NFL franchis...
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Two local firms submit pitches for Arlington Park redevelopmentJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Two more development proposals for the Arlington Park racetrack property in Arlington Heights have been revealed, joining bids from the Bears for a new football stadium ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Talk of Arlington Park 'Astrodome' began more than 50 years agoJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - A LITTLE MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS AGO, The Daily Herald ran the headline "It's time for George S. Halas Stadium at Arlington Park." The core concept wasn't new. Still, skep...
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Inside the Daily Herald's coverage of Arlington Park and the BearsJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - There's a long history of this newspaper's coverage of Arlington Park and horse racing, certainly in the Sports pages, for the near-century that the local oval has hoste...
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Jim O'Donnell: Handicapping the Arlington Park land sale - Good luck!Jun 30, 2021 1:00 am - TRYING TO PICK THE WINNER of the impending sale of the Arlington Park land is such a bittersweet pursuit. Gov. J.B. Pritzker told Chris Placek of The Daily Herald there ...
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Soldier Field vs. Arlington Park: Which stadium would you rather travel to?Jun 28, 2021 5:30 am - It's a bit of a long shot that the Chicago Bears would abandon their Soldier Field den for Arlington Park. But while negotiations between the football team, which has ma...
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Pritzker: State funding for Bears stadium at Arlington Park 'not something we're looking at'Jun 28, 2021 1:00 am - In his first public comments about the possibility of the Chicago Bears' moving to Arlington Park, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday the future of the racetrack is a privat...
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Jim O'Donnell: Boom or doomed? An expert's views on the Bears and Arlington ParkJun 27, 2021 1:00 am - David Trandel looks at the 326 acres currently housing Arlington Park and sees a once-in-a-century opportunity for an inspired NFL ownership. Then the 57-year-old commer...
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Two-thirds want the Bears to move to Arlington Heights, poll findsJun 24, 2021 5:30 am - Two-thirds of Chicago-area residents favor the Chicago Bears relocating to Arlington Heights, according to the results of a recent phone survey obtained exclusively by t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Mike Ditka says Bears should stay in ChicagoJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - THAT GROWING MOMENTUM to get the Bears into a new stadium at Arlington Park received a jolting forearm shiver Thursday. Mike Ditka — one of the greatest Bears of 'em all...