Bears' Arlington Heights Move Complicated by Potential Property Tax Hike
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Original YouTube Video | NBCChicago Published on 2023-05-04
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almost
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such
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case
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exactly
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- adverb
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buy
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add
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team
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half
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- Not complete
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money
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- noun
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family
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- noun
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six
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- number
- 6
pay
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•UK / pe /
- noun
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- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
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throw
US / θrəʊ /
•UK / θroʊ /
- noun
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- Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
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- verb
- To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
- To confuse or upset someone
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- To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly
huge
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•UK / hjudʒ /
- adjecitve
- Very very large
order
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•UK / ˈɔrdɚ /
- noun
- Religious or social group, as of nuns
- Instructions to others to do what you want
- State in which things are neat and organized
- What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
- Social or political control of an area
- verb
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plan
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•UK / plæn /
- noun
- Drawing of how something should be done or made
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- verb
- To intend to do something in the future
- To make a detail set of actions to do something
drive
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•UK / draɪv /
- noun
- A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- Action of moving cattle from one place to another
- A part of a computer which stores the data
- A trip by car
- Power to move or operate an engine, car, etc.
- Action of hitting a golf ball
- Hard area where cars are parked leading to a house
- verb
- To move cattle from one place to another
- To control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere
- To force to go somewhere, or do or be something
- To give power to move or operate an engine, etc.
- To hit a golf ball
- To push or hit an object into something else
figure
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- noun
- Your body shape
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- Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
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- Person who is very important or famous
- Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
- Amount that is expressed in numbers
- verb
- To appear in a game, play or event
- To calculate how much something will cost
- To understand after thinking; work out
late
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•UK / let /
- adjecitve
- Happening near the end of a given time
- Having died; having held some position recently
- At a time after the expected time
- adverb
- At a time after the expected time
million
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•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
share
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•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
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- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
body
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•UK / ˈbɑdi /
- noun
- An object distinct from other objects
- A group of people involved in an activity together
- Main part of something
- A person's physical self
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
anyone
US / ˈeniwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛniˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Any person
push
US / pʊʃ /
•UK / pʊʃ /
- noun
- Movement into enemy country with a military attack
- Encouragement to convince someone to do something
- Action of forcing something away from you
- Act of forcing a change in price, quantity etc.
- verb
- To move into enemy country with a military attack
- To press down (a button or a switch)
- To attempt to make someone accept certain beliefs
- To encourage or convince someone do something
- To force something away from you
- To force a change in a quantity, price, number
player
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•UK / ˈpleɚ /
- noun
- Machine that plays recorded material
- Person who plays a musical instrument
- Person who plays games on devices
- Person who plays sports
term
US / tɜ:m /
•UK / tɚm /
- noun
- Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- Length of time something is expected to happen
- Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
- The (precise) name given to something
- verb
- To call; give a name to
quickly
US / ˈkwɪkli /
•UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /
- adverb
- Without taking a lot of time; fast
worth
US / wɜ:θ /
•UK / wɚθ /
- other
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
land
US / lænd /
•UK / lænd /
- noun
- Region or country
- Earth; the ground
- verb
- To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- To obtain or get something that you wanted
- To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
- To cause to arrive in a specific place or state
explain
US / ɪk'spleɪn /
•UK / ɪkˈsplen /
- verb
- To make clear or easy to understand by describing
opportunity
US / ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ /
•UK / ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju- /
- noun
- Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
bear
US / bɛː /
•UK / bɛr /
- noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
- verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
- To keep moving left or right while going forward
- To show (sign of something)
- To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge
track
US / træk /
•UK / træk /
- noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
- Path in a field or a forest made by walkers
- Often circular course laid out for car racing
- One of multiple musical recordings on an album
- Band surrounding the wheels of a tank
- Metal lines that trains ride on
- verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- To record and examine the progress of something
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
cost
US / kɒst /
•UK / kɔ:st /
- noun
- A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
- The price you pay for something
- verb
- To make someone suffer or lose something of value
remain
US / rɪˈmeɪn /
•UK / rɪˈmen /
- verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
- To be left undone (after other things changed)
compare
US / kəm'peə(r) /
•UK / kəmˈpɛr /
- verb
- To consider how similar and different things are
increase
US / ɪn'kri:s /
•UK / ɪnˈkris /
- noun
- Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
- verb
- To make or become larger in size or amount
decision
US / dɪ'sɪʒn /
•UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /
- noun
- Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- Ability to make quick and confident choices
rate
US / reɪt /
•UK / ret /
- noun
- Current price or cost of something
- Speed or frequency of events over time
- verb
- To assess something or consider its qualities
fair
US / feə(r) /
•UK / fɛr /
- adjecitve
- Neither very good nor very bad; average
- (Of skin) light colored; not dark
- Quite good; quite a lot
- Treating all people the same way
- (Of hair) light colored; blonde
- (Of weather) sunny; not raining
- noun
- Event for companies to show their products
- Event to sell things to help a charity
onto
US / ˈɒntə /
•UK / ˈɑnˌtu, -tə, ˈɔn- /
- preposition
- Towards a certain direction/into a certain area
present
US / 'preznt /
•UK / ˈprɛznt /
- adjecitve
- Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- noun
- Gift
- Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
- Current time; now
- verb
- To introduce someone to others
- To host a program on television or radio
- To give a speech or presentation
- To show something to someone who will examine it
- To appear or happen
- To give an award or prize to someone
develop
US / dɪ'veləp /
•UK / dɪˈvɛləp /
- verb
- To explain something in steps and in detail
- To create or think of something
- To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
- To make a photograph from film
raise
US / reɪz /
•UK / rez /
- noun
- Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
- Pay increase
- verb
- To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- To gather donations for a cause or charity
- To bring up and educate a child to maturity
- To bring a dead person to life
- To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
- To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
- To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
- To increase (salary, etc.)
- To grow or care for plants or animals
above
US / əˈbʌv /
•UK / əˈbʌv /
- adverb
- In a higher place than something else
- preposition
- At a higher point or level than
value
US / 'vælju: /
•UK / ˈvælju /
- noun
- Importance you attach to something
- Some information expressed as a number
- Stated price of something; worth
- verb
- To place a high importance on something
- To say how much money something is worth
review
US / rɪˈvju: /
•UK / rɪˈvju /
- noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
- Studying again to remind yourself about something
- verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- To write an opinion about movie, book, or play
- To study again to remind yourself about something
office
US / ˈɒfɪs /
•UK / ˈɔ:fɪs /
- noun
- Room or building used for business
- Important job position, often in a government
race
US / reɪs /
•UK / res /
- noun
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
- To take someone, something to a place very quickly
board
US / bɔ:d /
•UK / bɔrd, bord /
- noun
- Surface for posting or showing information
- Group of persons who direct an organization
- Long piece of material used for riding the waves
- Long thin piece of wood, used for building; plank
- verb
- To enter a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- To cover with long wooden strips of wood
- To pay money to live in someone's house; lodge
cook
US / kʊk /
•UK / kʊk /
- noun
- A person who prepares food
- Person's name
- verb
- To heat food until it is ready to eat
whenever
US / wenˈevə(r) /
•UK / hwɛnˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any or every time that
recent
US / 'ri:snt /
•UK / ˈrisənt /
- adjecitve
- Happening or beginning not long ago
park
US / pɑ:k /
•UK / pɑ:rk /
- noun
- Person's name
- Public green area in a town for exercise, relaxing
- Field upon which a sport is played, e.g. baseball
- verb
- To stay still without moving
- To leave your car, bike in a certain place
potential
US / pəˈtenʃl /
•UK / pəˈtɛnʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
expensive
US / ɪkˈspensɪv /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛnsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Costing a lot of money
tune
US / tju:n /
•UK / tun, tjun /
- noun
- Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
- verb
- To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
- To modify how something operates, looks, e.g. car
bill
US / bɪl /
•UK / bɪl /
- noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Paper money; a bank note
- Piece of paper showing what you have to pay
- Hard, often pointed part of a bird's mouth
- Person's name
- verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
potentially
US / pə'tenʃəlɪ /
•UK / pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ /
- adverb
- That could happen or become reality
hook
US / hʊk /
•UK / hʊk /
- noun
- Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- The start of a story which catches your interest
- verb
- To make a bent or curved shape
- To catch your interest completely
- To catch, hang or attach something with a bent wire
site
US / saɪt /
•UK / saɪt /
- noun
- Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- Location of building work
- Location of something
- Place where something of special interest happened
- Website
- verb
- To place something in a particular position, area
evidence
US / 'evɪdəns /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /
- noun
- Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
quote
US / kwəʊt /
•UK / kwot /
- noun
- Written statement of the cost of something
- The (often wise or famous) words of another person
- verb
- To tell someone how much a task will cost
- To repeat precisely what a person said or wrote
sale
US / seɪl /
•UK / sel /
- noun
- Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
- Giving something for money; the amount sold
determine
US / dɪ'tɜ:mɪn /
•UK / dɪˈtɚmɪn /
- verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
statement
US / ˈsteɪtmənt /
•UK / ˈstetmənt /
- noun
- Record of activity in a bank account over time
- Act or process of saying something formally
development
US / dɪ'veləpmənt /
•UK / dɪˈvɛləpmənt /
- noun
- Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- A new event related to a previous event
complicated
US / 'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd /
•UK / ˈkɑmplɪˌketɪd /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to do, understand or use
- verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
height
US / haɪt /
•UK / haɪt /
- noun
- Distance of something from the bottom to the top
schedule
US / ˈʃedju:l /
•UK / ˈskedʒu:l /
- noun
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
property
US / 'prɒpətɪ /
•UK / ˈprɑpəti /
- noun
- Particular quality that someone or something has
- Buildings or piece of land owned by someone
file
US / faɪl /
•UK / faɪl /
- noun
- Computer document
- Tool used to take off sharp edges from something
- Folder or box for documents that are similar
- verb
- To make something smooth by rubbing it with a tool
- To organize documents by storing them safely
- To submit legal documents to an authority
initial
US / ɪ'nɪʃl /
•UK / ɪˈnɪʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Existing or occurring at the beginning
- noun
- First letter of your given name
- verb
- To authorize something by writing your initials
previously
US / 'pri:vɪəslɪ /
•UK / ˈprivɪəslɪ /
- adverb
- At an earlier time
appeal
US / ə'pi:l /
•UK / əˈpil /
- noun
- Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- verb
- To attract interest, attention, or desire
- To request a judge or others to change a decision
delay
US / dɪˈleɪ /
•UK / dɪˈle /
- noun
- Action of being late or happening later
- verb
- To wait some amount of time before doing something
- To do something later than is planned or expected
- To stop something from happening for a time
tax
US / tæks /
•UK / tæks /
- noun
- Money taken by a government from its people
- verb
- To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- (Government) to take money from a country's people
effectively
US / ɪˈfektɪvli /
•UK / ɪˈfɛktɪvli /
- adverb
- In a way that produces the desired result
steel
US / sti:l /
•UK / stil /
- adjecitve
- Made of, or partly made of, a strong silvery metal
- noun
- Very strong or determined character in a person
- Very strong metal made of iron, etc.
- verb
- To prepare yourself for something difficult
fold
US / fəʊld /
•UK / fold /
- noun
- Pen where sheep are kept
- Group of people who have a common belief
- verb
- To bend one part of something against another
- (Of business) to fail or close down
- To hold something together such as your two arms
nearby
US / ˌnɪəˈbaɪ /
•UK / ˌnɪrˈbaɪ /
- adjecitve
- Close to where you are
june
US / dʒu:n /
•UK / dʒu:n /
- noun
- 6th month of the year
- Person's name
investigate
US / ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet /
- verb
- To try to find out facts; to carry out research
dirt
US / dɜ:t /
•UK / dɚt /
- noun
- Loose earth or soil
facility
US / fəˈsɪləti /
•UK / fəˈsɪlɪti /
- noun
- Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- Skill to do something with ease
february
US / ˈfebruəri /
•UK / ˈfebrueri /
- noun
- 2nd month of the year
disagree
US / ˌdɪsə'ɡri: /
•UK / ˌdɪsəˈɡri /
- verb
- To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
alex
US / eɪl /
•UK / el /
stadium
US / 'steɪdɪəm /
•UK / ˈstediəm /
- noun
- Building with a sports field for watching games
county
US / ˈkaʊnti /
•UK / ˈkaʊnti /
- noun
- Administrative region within a country or a state
dramatically
US / drə'mætɪklɪ /
•UK / drəˈmætɪkl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a sudden or extreme manner
hike
US / haɪk /
•UK / haɪk /
- noun
- Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
- Long walk, often in a rural area, for exercise
- verb
- To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
- To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
greg
US / 'gri:nweɪ /
•UK / 'gri:nˌweɪ /
excessive
US / ɪkˈsesɪv /
•UK / ɪkˈsɛsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Beyond what is usual or proper
shovel
US / 'ʃʌvl /
•UK / ˈʃʌvəl /
- noun
- Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- verb
- To move snow, earth etc., with a spade or shovel
- To quickly and roughly put food in your mouth
acre
US / 'eɪkə(r) /
•UK / ˈekɚ /
- noun
- An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
crane
US / kreɪn /
•UK / kren /
- noun
- Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
- Tall machine that lifts heavy objects in the air
- verb
- To stretch (neck) or lean to get better view
commissioner
US / kəˈmɪʃənə(r) /
•UK / kəˈmɪʃənɚ /
- noun
- Person heading a group in charge of something
nbc
US / ˌen biː ˈsiː /
•UK / ˌen biː ˈsiː /
- abbreviation
- (in the US) National Broadcasting Company.
- (of weapons or warfare) nuclear, biological, and chemical.
certainty
US / ˈsɜ:tnti /
•UK / ˈsɜ:rtnti /
- noun
- Feeling that you really know something; being sure
unquote
US / ˈʌnˈkwəut /
•UK / ʌnˈkwot /
- verb
- To remove the quotation marks from
taxpayer
US / ˈtækspeɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈtæksˌpeɚ /
- noun
- Person who pays taxes
alison
US / ˈælɪsən /
•UK / ˈælɪsən /
parcel
US / 'pɑ:sl /
•UK / ˈpɑrsəl /
- noun
- A package or box wrapped in paper sent in the mail
- One section of a large divided piece of land
samantha
US / səˈmænθə /
•UK / səˈmænθə /
dormant
US / ˈdɔ:mənt /
•UK / ˈdɔrmənt /
- adjecitve
- Temporarily not active/growing
stefan
US / 'sti:pɪŋ /
•UK / 'sti:pɪŋ /
churchill
US / ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl /
•UK / ˈtʃɜrtʃɪl /
springfield
US / 'sprɪŋfi:ld /
•UK / 'sprɪŋfi:ld /
- proper noun
- The state capital of Illinois; population 117,352 (est. 2008). It was the home and burial place of A
- A city in southwestern Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River; population 150,640 (est. 2008). It w
- A city in southwestern Missouri, on the northern edge of the Ozark Mountains; population 156,206 (es
- A city in west central Ohio, west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton; population 62,269 (est. 2008)
- A city in western Oregon, on the Willamette River, an eastern suburb of Eugene; population 57,224 (e
reassess
US / ˌri:əˈses /
•UK / ˌriːəˈses /
- verb
- To revise or renew your assessment
fritz
US / frɪts /
•UK / frɪts /
- noun
- A German, especially a soldier in the First World War (often used as a nickname).
arlington
US / ˈɑ:lɪŋtən /
•UK / ˈɑrlɪŋtən /
- proper noun
- A county in northern Virginia, forming a suburb of Washington. It is the site of the Pentagon and Ar
- An industrial city in northern Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth; population 374,417 (est. 2008).
- A town in eastern Massachusetts, northwest of Boston; population 40,993 (est. 2008).
hine
US / ˈhɪndi /
•UK / ˈhɪndi /
redevelop
US / ˌriːdɪˈveləp /
•UK / ˌriːdɪˈveləp /
- verb
- To develop for a second time
assessor
US / əˈsesə(r) /
•UK / əˈsɛsɚ /
- noun
- Official who evaluates property for tax purposes