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Could financing tool help Bears land at Arlington Park? They'll need help from state lawmakersDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - Could a so-called PILOT be the financing tool that helps the Chicago Bears take off from Chicago and land in Arlington Heights? Village and state officials confirmed Wed...
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Arlington Heights trustees reject 'so rigid' new village logo, keep old horse head design for nowDec 13, 2022 4:00 am - Though Arlington Park is closed, the Arlington Heights village horse head logo isn't being put out to pasture quite yet. Village trustees Monday rejected a consultant's ...
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Citing need for experience as Bears project looms, two Arlington Heights trustees to seek reelectionNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - Two incumbent Arlington Heights trustees this week declared intentions to seek reelection to the elected panel that is expected to see some turnover next year. Robin LaB...
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Jim O'Donnell: 20 years later, Arlington's 'Fix Six" Breeders' Cup scandal still resonatesNov 13, 2022 5:30 am - THEY HELD THE 2022 BREEDERS' CUP last weekend at churchly Keeneland in the once-bucolic countryside of Lexington, Kentucky. On NBC, the crescendoing races of the floral-...
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What's next for the Bears at Arlington? A review process likely to take years, officials sayNov 12, 2022 12:00 am - Call it inside baseball - err, football - but officials at Arlington Heights village hall have outlined a multistep approval process that would take months and likely ye...
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'Important step in the process': Arlington Heights board OKs predevelopment deal with BearsNov 07, 2022 12:00 am - It may still only be early in the first quarter, but the Chicago Bears Monday night started to advance the ball downfield to a potential new home in Arlington Heights. T...
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Arlington Heights board to vote Monday on 'road map' agreement for Bears developmentNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - There's a big vote taking place early next week - one that could determine the course of history over the next several years. Yes, the midterm elections are Tuesday. But...
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State senator whose district includes Arlington Park opposes possible Bears TIFNov 03, 2022 5:20 am - State Sen. Ann Gillespie - whose district includes the 326-acre Arlington Park property - is adding her voice to those opposed to possible tax increment financing suppor...
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Waubonsee professor appointed to state racing boardNov 01, 2022 1:00 am - A Waubonsee Community College professor and one-time Arlington Park employee has been appointed to the Illinois Racing Board. Patricia Saccone, who worked as a security ...
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Churchill Downs CEO: Sale of Arlington Park to Bears remains on trackOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - The sale of the 326-acre shuttered Arlington Park racetrack property to the Chicago Bears remains on track to close early next year, Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carsta...