Hometown Celebration: After a Week of Rumors, Arlington Park Set to Host Lee...
UPDATE: The Cardinal Lee DeWyze Advances As Final Three on American Idol, Events Developing Friday in Chicago, Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights If Lee DeWyze makes the cut Wednesday night, a...
View ArticleLee DeWyze Advances As Final Three on American Idol, Events Developing Friday...
Lee DeWyze advanced to the Final Three of FOX television program’s American Idol this week so watch for events developing this Friday, May 14, 2010. The Mount Prospect resident will have his homecoming...
View ArticleBattery Victim and Fight at Arlington Park Race Track Backstretch
Arlington Heights police and firefighters responded to report of a battery victim about 10:15 p.m. Saturday at the backstretch at Arlington Park Racetrack. Arlington Heights police are investigating....
View ArticleIrish-bred Debussy Beat Gio Ponti by Half-Length at Arlington Million
Arlington Million 2010 Racing Results: Exciting finish with Debussy Beating Gio Ponti. Irish-bred Debussy won the Arlington Million on Saturday, rallying to beat 2009 champion and favorite Gio Ponti by...
View ArticleJason Chin Collapsed, Died Before Paramedics, EMS Crew at Arlington Million...
Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows firefighter/paramedics responded to a report of a man possibly having a heart attack about 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the picnic area at the Arlington Million. Jason...
View ArticleHorse Stable Worker Arrested for Sexually-Related Assault of a Horse at...
UPDATE: Esbin Cal-Orozco, 29, a stable hand at Arlington Park racetrack was sentenced Wednesday to two years probation and sex offender counseling for having sexual contact with a horse in September...
View ArticleEsbin Cal-Orozco Convicted of Sexual Contact with an Animal After Caught with...
Esbin Cal-Orozco, 29, a stable hand at Arlington Park racetrack was sentenced Wednesday to two years probation and sex offender counseling for having sexual contact with a horse in September 2010....
View ArticleArlington Jockey Junior Alvarado Breaks Collarbone During Race at Arlington Park
Junior Alvarado, 26, fell from his horse, Monkey’s Moonbeam, and broke his collarbone (clavicle) during the fourth race about 4:30 p.m. Friday at Arlington Park. Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows...
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The racetrack has a new $1 million video system, with robotic cameras and 100 high-definition televisions. All cameras are also high-definition cameras. In addition to arlingtonpark.com, a new...
View ArticleArlington Downs in Arlington Heights: Former Sheraton Chicago Northwest Could...
View Larger Map Former Sheraton Chicago Northwest building and property looking south from Rohlwing Road, just north of Euclid Avenue. If everything goes as planned for the Argent Group, the former...
View ArticleSenate Bill 1849 for Slot Machines in Illinois Race Tracks “Consideration...
State of Illinois lawmakers rejected a gambling expansion plan (Senate Bill 1849) that included slot machines at Illinois race tracks (“racinos”), including Arlington Park; and a new casino in Lake...
View ArticleFDNY Rescue 4 to Be on Display at Arlington Park Fire and Police Appreciation...
‘Res4cue’ or FDNY Rescue 4 that responded to the World Trade Center terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 is caught on video on a surprise visit along Palatine Road. The squad has since been retired,...
View ArticleWhat Time? What Channel Is the Arlington Million at Arlington Park
Saturday is the 30 Running of the Arlington Million — the grand celebration of the “Sport of Kings,” which draws horses, owners, trainers, jockeys, and fans from every corner of the world. The...
View ArticleArlington International Barn Notes: “Nates Mineshaft” Back to Old Self for...
In the first half of 2012, Nates Mineshaft was considered one of the best horses in training. The Windy Hill Farm-owned ridgling justified those opinions with four wins in six starts, $560,490 in...
View ArticleCommunity Appreciation Day, August 11, at Arlington International Racecourse
In celebration of Arlington Heights residents and businesses, Arlington International Racecourse is hosting Community Appreciation Day, Sunday, August 11 at 12:30 p.m. and offering up to 4 free general...
View ArticleFinal Europeans Arrive For Festival; Beverly D. Stakes, Arlington Million
The final four European entrants for the International Festival of Racing arrived Sunday afternoon at approximately 5:00 p.m. Central time. The first to unload was James Wigan’s Dank, who will make her...
View ArticleMore Food This Weekend: Big Hats and Bigger Flavors at the 2013 Arlington...
The thoroughbred racing world will focus in on Chicagoland and Arlington Park on Saturday, August 17 for the annual International Festival of Racing and world famous Arlington Million race. In keeping...
View ArticleFourth Time Hopefully a Charm for Wigmore Hall at Arlington Million
While Rahystrada’s feat of four Arlington Million runs is definitely worth celebrating this weekend, perhaps even more impressive is the fact that Wigmore Hall is also making his fourth start at the...
View ArticleNew Sports Stadium at Arlington Park? Chicago Bears? Another NFL Team? A New...
No doubt losing Arlington Park is a sad day for horse racing fans and historians. The historic horse racing facility has been operating since 1927 and rose from ashes to continue the Arlington Million...
View ArticleChicago Bears Announce Bid to Buy Arlington Park Property in Arlington...
The Chicago Bears announced Thursday, June 17, 2021 the NFL Chicago football team has submitted a bid to buy the property at Euclid Avenue and Wilke Road in Arlington Heights where Arlington Park is up...
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