Articles filed under Venues
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How might Bears advance subsidy bill downfield? By giving Chicago a bigger cutMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - More taxes at a new Arlington Heights Bears stadium to help pay off decades-old Soldier Field renovation debt could help get the team's massive property tax break legisl...
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'This is not a minor project': Arlington Park teardown to cost Bears $3.8 millionMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - Demolition of the towering grandstand and other structures at Arlington Park will cost the Chicago Bears $3.8 million, documents filed with the village show. The Bears f...
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'Substantial gulf': Schools refuse to counter Bears' property tax offerMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - After new Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren called the property tax and assessment settlement proposed by three school districts a "nonstarter," the superinte...
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'Nonstarter': Bears, suburban school districts millions apart on property tax deal for ArlingtonMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears and three Arlington Heights-area school districts are millions apart on what they think the team's new Arlington Park property is worth and how much th...
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No real 'forward progress': Bears redevelopment could take at least a decade, officials sayMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - Officials at Arlington Heights village hall are more than two years into their work on the Arlington Park redevelopment project, but most agreed Monday it could be at le...
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'On life support': How Illinois' horse racing industry is trying to survive after Arlington's closureMay 06, 2023 1:00 am - The entry of Two Phil's into Saturday's Kentucky Derby may have been a bright spot in an otherwise bleak landscape for the Illinois horse racing industry. The 3-year-old...
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Arlington Heights student to host speakers' series on Bears' possible move to townMay 05, 2023 6:00 am - An Arlington Heights college student is organizing a speakers' series that delves into the politics and economics of the Bears' move to town. Connor Wielgos, a senior po...
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Where did the Arlington Park regulars go? Many ended up at a Prospect Heights OTBMay 05, 2023 5:30 am - Casual horse racing fans watching Saturday's Kentucky Derby might download a phone app to bet on the nation's marquee race while they watch the nationally televised broa...
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Bears file paperwork to begin demolition of Arlington Park grandstand and other structuresMay 03, 2023 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears filed paperwork at Arlington Heights village hall Wednesday to begin the demolition of structures at Arlington Park, team officials confirmed. That inc...
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Jim O'Donnell: Rivelli now a new kid on the Louisville block with an old Kentucky Derby dreamMay 03, 2023 1:00 am - THE SUN WAS SHINING BRIGHT on Larry Rivelli's brief Kentucky home Wednesday. That home is Barn 1, Stall 1, on the Churchill Downs backstretch. Saturday, the North Barri...