Articles filed under Venues
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Both horses and Chicago Bears at Arlington Park? Some, like consortium leader and mayor, like ideaJun 19, 2021 6:00 am - A little more than a century ago, George Halas took to the gridiron in downstate Decatur on the team that would soon become the Chicago Bears. Only seven years later, in...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bears could be feeling earth move all the way to host and play in Super Bowl 67Jun 18, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN CAROLE KING WROTE “I Feel the Earth Move” all those platinum sales ago, did she realize she was laying down a new rallying cry for future generations of Chica...
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Arkush: The Bears have interest in Arlington, but how would the money work?Jun 18, 2021 1:00 am - Bears President and CEO Ted Phillips dropped a bomb of near nuclear proportions at the close of the team's veteran minicamp Thursday announcing in a statement the organi...
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Jim O'Donnell: One man has the power to make the Bears at Arlington Park happenJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - THAT SOUND FROM Halas Hall on Thursday. Was it boldness? Or merely daring? Whatever the semantics, Bears CEO Ted Phillips potentially laid the cornerstone for an unprece...
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Churchill Downs: 'Strong proposals from numerous parties' to buy Arlington ParkJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Arlington Park's owner said Tuesday its real estate firm has received “strong proposals from numerous parties” for redevelopment of the iconic racetrack in Arlington Hei...
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No adult businesses, car washes: Panel recommends rules for Arlington Park redevelopmentJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Due to technical issues, an archived story about the potential redevlopment of Arlington Park ran in print and online editions of the Daily Herald on Thursday. This ...
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Increased capacity at Arlington Park this weekend? Hold your horsesJun 09, 2021 5:30 am - Although the state is letting businesses and other venues return to full capacity on Friday, Arlington Park officials are pulling in the reins on any immediate plans to ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Duchossois 'sad' about probable end of Arlington? Don't bet on itJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - THE THOUGHT HAS BEEN presented on multiple occasions this spring: “Mr. (Dick) Duchossois must be very sad about the end of Arlington Park.” Roundabout response: “Well, y...
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Could the Chicago White Sox make a move to Arlington Park?Jun 05, 2021 1:00 am - Similar concepts have been pitched before. Here's how it could happen.
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington Park already sold? Please hold all ticketsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - MAYBE IT'S ALL ABOUT the residual energy and giddiness of a three-day holiday weekend. And maybe it's not. In any case, multiple sources - at least one with a high degr...