The Chicago Bears' push to build a new stadium has shifted to a publicly owned domed stadium on Museum Campus, near Soldier Field on the city's lakefront,…
has shifted focus to a publicly-owned domed stadium on Museum Campus, near Soldier Field on the city's lakefront, according to a source familiar with the plan.
A source familiar with the Bears' plan cited a poll showing 66% of Chicago residents in support of a Museum Campus stadium over the team moving to the city's suburbs. Previously, a suburban move was long the Bears' focus, as they purchased 326 acres in Arlington Heights in February 2023 with the intent to develop a stadium district on the site.
I look forward to subsequent talks with the Bears, State leadership and community stakeholders about how we can continue to responsibly support the aspirations of the team, its fans and all residents of the City of Chicago. "Stadium projects around the country have occurred with public dollars, fewer and fewer over the years and there's a reason for that," Pritzker said when asked about the teams' efforts,"that the return on investment for taxpayers has to be proven now before we would actually move forward. I have not seen proof that this is a good deal for the taxpayers of the state of Illinois, but they have not presented that case yet.
As the Bears were in the process of purchasing the site that once held the Arlington International Racecourse for $197 million, the Cook County Assessor increased the value of the property from $33 million to roughly that purchase price. The Bears had hoped to build a multi-billion dollar stadium district in Arlington Heights, with restaurants, retail, residential real estate and more. But the team had long said they needed two things to build there: property tax"certainty" and public funding for infrastructure like roads and sewers.
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