Articles filed under The Sale of Arlington Park
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Jim O'Donnell: Track, track, Bears — could those be Churchill's '3 finalists' for Arlington Park?Aug 24, 2021 1:00 am - THE WORDS STRUGGLE to make it from the logic portion of the brain through the fingers to the keyboard. But could “the three finalists” in the Churchill Downs Inc. biddin...
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Jim O'Donnell: The day Dick Duchossois said 'no' to Whitney HoustonAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - MUCH IS BEING MADE about the extraordinarily sad, doomed and downright mean spirits emanating from Arlington Park these days. Arlington's 2021 live season will go down i...
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Mayor: Arlington Park sale announcement could come in next month or twoAug 17, 2021 5:10 am - A public announcement on a selected Arlington Park redevelopment proposal could come in the next one to two months, and the local regulatory approvals process could begi...
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'This industry will never be the same without Arlington Park': Illinois horsemen plead for helpAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - With little more than a month to go until the expected final race at Arlington Park, Illinois horsemen Tuesday pleaded with a state regulatory panel to save the historic...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington Million Day media gets parting gift - Petrillo throws all out of press boxAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - FOR DECADES, DICK DUCHOSSOIS saw to it that at the conclusion of Million Day, most working media received a gracious memento for their toil. Early Saturday evening at Ar...
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'They killed it': Duchossois' son blames politicians, not Churchill, for Arlington Park's endAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - Amid the pageantry of the final Arlington Million Day - a day to honor Dick Duchossois and his family for their contributions to horse racing - Duchossois' son blamed no...
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Two Emmys stuns in Mr. D StakesAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - It was an Oscar finish for Two Emmys. The 27-1 longshot Two Emmys stunned heavy favorite Domestic Spending to win the Mr. D, formally the Arlington Million, on a beautif...
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Images: Fans and pageantry at the final Million Day at Arlington ParkAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - It was likely the final Million Day with the final running of the Arlington Million - renamed the Mr. D Stakes, and not worth $1 million. The big day Saturday brought ou...
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Late Daily Herald writer Mike Spellman remembered at Arlington with likely final namesake raceAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - Family and friends of the late Daily Herald sports writer Mike Spellman toasted him Saturday afternoon at Arlington Park during what was likely the final running of a ho...
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Video: Memories of the Arlington MillionAug 13, 2021 5:30 am - Daily Herald report The inaugural Arlington Million in 1981. The "Miracle Million" in 1985. The 2015 victory by Illinois-bred The Pizza Man. Watch as Arlington Park pres...