The Daily Herald reached out Tuesday to leaders in Palatine Township Elementary District 15, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 for their response to Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren urging them to negotiate with the team over property tax assessments and payments at Arlington Park.
A: Districts 15, 211 and 214 have, and will continue to be, fully supportive of the Chicago Bears and their potential move to Arlington Heights. We look forward to continuing discussions with the Bears organization this summer on a range of topics related to this matter. As we did with Churchill Downs and the 2022 assessment, we are confident we will be able to reach an agreement with the Bears on a market-supported 2023 assessment that factors in the recent sale of the property and the anticipated future potential multiuse mega-development.
Q: Have the two sides met since the in-person meeting in April? Are there at least any letters or emails or phone calls being exchanged among attorneys? by signing up you agree to our terms of service A: The last in-person meeting with the Bears and school districts was in mid-April. Since then there have been communications between representatives for the Bears and the school districts.A: We are waiting for the County assessor to release the 2023 assessment for the Arlington Park property.