Articles filed under The Sale of Arlington Park
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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...
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Share your memories of Arlington ParkDec 28, 2021 4:30 am - Daily Herald report As we come to the end of 2021, we want to share readers' memories of Arlington International Racecourse and their hopes for the future of the site. T...
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Editorial: The glory that was Arlington ParkDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - First in a series Last March, shortly after Churchill Downs announced that it was putting Arlington Park on the market, columnist Burt Constable reached out to Richard D...