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The Buffalo Bills received a promise of $850 million in public subsidies for a $1.5 billion stadium in the suburbs. Construction has begun on the open-air stadium, shown in this rendering, that will hold 63,000 seats and will require fans to buy new personal seat licenses.

Chicago Bears’ stadium bid unlikely to fly with unprecedented public subsidies like Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans received

June 24, 2023 at 7:17 a.m.

New stadiums for the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans set records for public subsidies for NFL teams — but key differences between those projects and the Chicago Bears' proposed new...

A rendering released by the Chicago Bears shows the view from the threshold of the proposed stadium of the Arlington Park entertainment district. The Bears released proposed development plans for the Arlington International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights on Sept. 6, 2022.

Chicago Bears begin demolishing grandstand exterior at Arlington Park with stadium issue still up in the air

June 19, 2023 at 8:05 a.m.

The Chicago Bears began demolition Friday of the grandstand exterior at the former Arlington International Racecourse — considered for many years to be one of the most beautiful racetracks in...

Robert E. Crimo Jr., center, and attorney Elanna Myerson, right, listen to attorney George Gomez during an appearance before Judge George D. Strickland at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan on June 16, 2023. Crimo Jr., the father of Robert Crimo III, charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, entered a not guilty plea to charges that he helped his son obtain a gun license.

Judge wants reckless conduct trial of Robert Crimo Jr., father of accused Highland Park shooter, in October or November

June 16, 2023 at 3:48 p.m.

A judge said Friday that he wants to hold the trial for the father of accused Highland Park gunman in October or November. "I'm somewhat bound and determined that we're...

Patrick Gasienica soars through the air during the men's normal hill individual ski jumping trial round at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 6, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, 24, dies in northwest suburban motorcycle crash

June 15, 2023 at 8:09 a.m.

An Olympic ski jumper from McHenry has died in a motorcycle crash, officials confirmed Wednesday. Twenty-four-year-old Patrick Gasienica, who competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, died Monday afternoon...

Demolition continues on the grounds of the former Arlington International Racecourse on June 13, 2023, in Arlington Heights.

Breaking down the Chicago Bears’ growing number of options in their stadium search

June 28, 2023 at 4:37 p.m.

Since the Chicago Bears hit a financial roadblock in their proposed move to Arlington Heights, other municipalities have been vying in a sort of roulette to attract — or in...

Demolition continues of the main grandstand at the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights on Aug. 1, 2023.

Chicago Bears’ stadium move remains at an impasse as lawmakers want impact studies — and team wants legislation

June 9, 2023 at 5:32 p.m.

Two of Arlington Heights' Democratic state lawmakers wanted to talk about full-day kindergarten and affordable housing, but a good chunk of the people who attended a town hall meeting Thursday...

The former BP campus in Naperville is seen on June 2, 2023.

Chicago Bears listen to proposal from Naperville for stadium site. Arlington Heights ‘no longer our singular focus,’ team says.

June 5, 2023 at 7:29 a.m.

Chicago Bears officials met with Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli on Friday to discuss the possibility of abandoning their plans for a new stadium development in Arlington Heights in favor of...

Equipment stands ready for demolition work at the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights at sunrise on May 30, 2023.

Interior demolition begins on Arlington International Racecourse grandstand — a step toward a potential new Chicago Bears stadium

May 30, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.

Workers began demolition Tuesday on the inside of the former Arlington International Racecourse, another nail in the coffin of the storied horse track, and a step toward a potential new...

A laptop computer displays Chetan Cherukuri's website, "Courtyard Chess Club." Chetan, 16, developed the website to promote chess and tutor young people on how to play the game.

Chicago high school chess player starts online tutoring to diversify the growing popularity of the game

May 26, 2023 at 5:51 p.m.

In the midst of an ongoing national chess boom, a Whitney Young Magnet High School student started tutoring other students on how to play the game in his apartment courtyard....

Containers of cannabis flowers that include different levels of Delta-8 THC, a cannabis compound.

Cannabis, hemp companies fight over whether to ban or regulate intoxicating products like delta-8-THC

May 25, 2023 at 6:20 p.m.

Intoxicating hemp products like delta-8-THC would be banned in Illinois under a proposal in Springfield — prompting hemp companies to fight for their survival. "Big Cannabis has no interest in...

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