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Why tax expert, former state rep says Arlington grandstand's days could be numbered
Mar 27, 2023 5:30 AM - While the Chicago Bears haven't officially said if or when the stately Arlington Park grandstand built by Dick Duchossois will be demolished, its days are likely numbered, according to one expert. -
Arlington Heights mayor calls accusations of coziness with Bears 'offensive'
Mar 22, 2023 5:30 AM - Arlington Heights village officials shot down accusations this week that they are getting a little too cozy with the Chicago Bears in the NFL franchise's pursuit of a massive stadium and redevelopment project at Arlington Park. -
Why Rolling Meadows -- but not Arlington Heights -- got tax proceeds from Bears land deal
Mar 11, 2023 5:00 PM - The state of Illinois and Cook County reaped nearly $300,000 in taxes from the Chicago Bears' purchase of Arlington Park, but -- because of the peculiarities of Illinois property tax code and decades-old annexations -- Rolling Meadows collected nearly $4,000 and Arlington Heights got nothing, the Daily Herald has learned. -
Resident calls Bears tax break a 'stinker,' but Arlington Heights officials don't weigh in yet
Mar 7, 2023 5:00 AM - Arlington Heights officials Monday declined to state a preference on pending state legislation that would give the Bears a massive property tax break at Arlington Park. -
Why Bears land deal prohibiting a casino gets past Arlington Heights ordinance on a technicality
Mar 6, 2023 8:47 AM - Property transfer documents obtained by the Daily Herald reveal the Bears are barred from opening a land-based casino at Arlington Park -- a restrictive covenant that is in conflict with the spirit, if not letter, of a 2021 Arlington Heights village ordinance that sought to preserve gambling options. -
'Complete gridlock': Palatine officials wary of what a suburban Bears stadium could bring
Mar 1, 2023 7:01 PM - During Palatine's State of the Village address, Village Manager Reid Ottesen and Mayor Jim Schwantz said they see the Bears as far from being a done deal and said Palatine could see a significant impact on its roads, especially Northwest Highway. They also said a new Chicago mayor could mean the city doubles down on trying to keep the team. -
Rolling Meadows candidates welcome Bears but fear strain on city services
Feb 28, 2023 5:00 AM - There's no contested election this spring in Arlington Heights -- a critic of possible Bears public subsidies having been tossed from the ballot -- but candidates in Rolling Meadows' lone aldermanic race have a lot to say about the team's possible move next door and its effect on their city. -
Longtime Bears lobbyist who secured Soldier Field financing now trying to do same at Arlington
Feb 25, 2023 5:01 PM - A longtime associate of the Chicago Bears who helped secure the public financing deal for Soldier Field renovations more than two decades ago is now trying to get taxpayers' support for the team's move to Arlington Heights. -
Former Arlington Park marketing chief appointed to racing board
Feb 24, 2023 5:40 PM - Arlington Park's former marketing director has been appointed to the Illinois Racing Board. -
Three school districts select lobbyist to fight Bears legislation
Feb 22, 2023 7:27 PM - All three school districts whose boundaries include the Chicago Bears' 326-acre Arlington Park property are now all on board in hiring a joint lobbyist to oppose, or at least amend, legislation that would give the franchise a massive tax break there.
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