Articles filed under The Sale of Arlington Park
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Cook County panel turns down Bears’ tax appeal, but decision isn’t finalFeb 14, 2024 5:04 pm - The Cook County Board of Review on Wednesday endorsed county Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s valuation of the Arlington Park property, which could stick the Chicago Bears with a t...
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...
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‘Stood up for our taxpayers’: District 214 superintendent defends approach in property tax battle with BearsFeb 10, 2024 12:55 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe denied his and two other Arlington Heights-area school districts are being “greedy” in their ongoing...
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‘We don’t have a deal yet’: Bears and schools $100 million apart on property value of Arlington ParkJan 30, 2024 2:09 pm - The Chicago Bears and three Northwest suburban school districts are $100 million apart on how much they think the NFL franchise’s Arlington Park property is worth. Attorn...
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Trying to ‘make it happen’: How Arlington Heights is working to resolve tax dispute between Bears, schoolsDec 22, 2023 6:33 am - Though they’ve mostly been quiet publicly, Arlington Heights and Bears officials have been working for months to resolve a property tax dispute over the NFL franchise’s 326-acre Arlington Park property, according to records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Schools' appraisal of Arlington Park site $32 million less than assessed valueDec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - An appraisal of the former Arlington International Racecourse site commissioned by three suburban school districts valued the 326-acre parcel at $160 million. That's $32...
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Arlington Heights village manager gets second straight 7% raiseDec 05, 2023 4:00 am - Longtime Arlington Heights Village Manager Randy Recklaus, the village's day-to-day point person for negotiations with the Chicago Bears and area school districts over a...
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With teardown of racetrack, Arlington Heights' horse head logo reaches its finish lineNov 09, 2023 4:30 am - As the final buildings at Arlington Park meet the wrecking ball, Arlington Heights' long-standing horse head village logo is also being put out to pasture. Village offic...
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'Luckily, we have the memories': Arlington Park grandstand no more, as Bears future there remains uncertainSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - From her seat on the Metra train these past four months, Alyssa Ali Murphy has watched as demolition crews slowly picked apart the place where she's spent most of her li...
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Bears to pull back from Arlington Park tax break bill - at least for this fallSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - The Bears announced Wednesday they won't pursue legislation in Springfield this fall that would give them a massive long-term property tax break for a new stadium. Still...