Articles filed under Venues
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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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Images: Arlington Park grandstand demolition from June to September, 2023.Oct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Exterior demolition of Arlington Park grandstand began June 16 and ended the last week of September in Arlington Heights. ...
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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...
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Arlington Heights officials: Arlington Park redevelopment is top prioritySep 06, 2023 5:00 am - It probably goes without saying, but the Arlington Heights village board has formally declared it in writing: The redevelopment of Arlington Park is the elected panel's ...
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Could the White Sox find happiness at Arlington Park?Aug 24, 2023 5:30 am - The old saying goes that there are two seasons in Chicago: winter and construction. It seems Chicago White Sox fans also have two seasons: baseball season and the season...
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'It's come to kind of a critical point': Arlington Heights hires lobbyists on Bears tax-break billAug 22, 2023 5:00 am - As Springfield negotiations over Bears legislation begin to ramp up, Arlington Heights officials Monday hired lobbyists who could influence the cut of revenue the villag...
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'Factual information': School districts launch website of their own about Bears stadiumAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - The three school districts locked in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears launched a website Wednesday about that and other issues related to the proposed stadiu...
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Arlington Park still has horses - until this weekAug 07, 2023 5:30 am - Nearly two years after the last horse race at Arlington Park, the last remaining equines finally are set to leave in the coming days. Despite the closure of the historic...
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Chicago mayor and Bears president meet again: New city stadium sites still on the table?Jul 27, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren met this week reportedly to discuss other potential stadium sites in the city. The Wednesday meeti...