Jim O'Donnell says Dick Duchossois' racing palace is now merely an open wound in the civic psyches of Arlington Heights and adjacent municipalities.
Close to 16 months since the Bears participated in the announcement of a"purchase agreement" involving Arlington Park and Churchill Downs Inc., his once regal playground continues to rot.Speculation remains that the CDI/Bears maneuver could close"at any time."
INSTEAD, THE CAPTIVE SPORTS CITY is apparently supposed to be rooting for a pricey new roost for the historically horizontaling bumble Bears.The Bears could have the first five draft picks in the 2023 NFL draft and sharper soothsayers would project a minimal uptick in their on-field fortunes. Republican Tim Pawlenty -- fiscally prudent -- gave way to Mark Dayton, a Democrat-Farmer-Labor dilettante who is also an heir to the Target Corporation fortune.
Kevin Rossdeutcher was a champion grappler at Prospect High and Harper Junior College. He died far too young in 2007.
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