Articles filed under Special Reports
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Arlington Heights mayoral candidates disagree on urgency of redeveloping Arlington ParkMar 05, 2025 6:34 pm - The three candidates for Arlington Heights mayor disagree on how proactive or methodical the village should be regarding the redevelopment of Arlington Park into a Bears stadium or anything else.
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Bears resume studies for potential redevelopment of Arlington ParkMar 01, 2025 5:07 pm - The Chicago Bears have resumed studies and begun to refine plans for a potential $5 billion redevelopment of the former Arlington Park racetrack site. The team's consultants had paused work due to a property tax dispute, which was resolved through a recent agreement with local school districts.
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Which teams could score under state bill that would ban stadium subsidies for losing teams?Feb 23, 2025 7:41 am - A North Shore lawmaker has proposed a law requiring professional sports teams seeking public funding for stadiums to have winning records. The Bears and White Sox wouldn’t qualify, but some other teams would.
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Bears’ stadium quest took twists and turns in 2024, but Arlington Heights still in playDec 29, 2024 8:55 am - After unveiling plans for a $4.7 billion lakefront stadium complex in Chicago earlier in the year, the Bears reached a property tax agreement in Arlington Heights, keeping suburban relocation hopes alive.
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Lisle honors resident for helping fellow veterans in need through renaming of his streetDec 28, 2024 2:05 pm - Lisle officials, first responders, friends and neighbors were on hand Saturday morning as the community gathered to see selfless veteran and volunteer Don Smith honored with the renaming of the block he’s lived on for 33 years.
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Internal emails, texts show how Arlington Heights worked with school districts to strike Bears dealDec 21, 2024 1:15 pm - Email and text communications obtained by the Daily Herald reveal the extent of Arlington Heights' efforts to broker a tax deal with schools in hopes of luring the Bears away from the Chicago lakefront.
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School districts approve Arlington Park tax deal with BearsDec 12, 2024 9:54 pm - Three Arlington Heights-area school districts have given stamps of approval to an agreement with the Chicago Bears that resolves a property tax dispute over Arlington Park.
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Arlington Heights board inks deal to lower Bears’ tax bill until stadium construction beginsDec 09, 2024 9:59 pm - The Arlington Heights village board on Monday approved a deal nearly two years in the making that aims to resolve the property tax dispute between the Chicago Bears and three area school districts.
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Bears would pay $3.6 million a year, under proposed Arlington Park property tax settlementDec 05, 2024 6:43 pm - The Chicago Bears would pay $3.6 million in property taxes a year at the sprawling Arlington Park property until construction begins on a stadium, under terms of a proposed agreement released Thursday by Arlington Heights officials.
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Bears reach tentative agreement on Arlington Park property taxesNov 25, 2024 6:10 pm - The Bears have reached a tentative agreement with three Arlington Heights-area school districts over a long-running property tax dispute for the 326-acre Arlington Park property, officials confirmed Monday.