What to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email By Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: August 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: August 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM CDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Chicago Bears embarked on a new era in February 2023 with the purchase of a site in Arlington Heights where the team hopes to build a new enclosed stadium with a massive entertainment and residential development. In April 2024, the team laid out elaborate plans for a new publicly owned domed stadium, but now, the storied NFL franchise’s sights are focused on the northwest suburbs — or is it northwest Indiana ? Here’s what to know about the long road to a new stadium . What’s the latest news? Golfers play Lost Marsh Course across Calumet Avenue from the Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park on June 10, 2026, in Hammond with the Chicago skyline in the distance in the area of a Bears possible stadium site. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Bears chairman George McCaskey speaks Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, during training camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Bears team president Kevin Warren speaks Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, during training camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Bears Chairman George McCaskey and team President Kevin Warren arrive to speak Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, during training camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Bears Chairman George McCaskey speaks Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, during training camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) A sign welcomes the Chicago Bears to Hammond on June 10, 2026, outside the Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park in the area of their possible stadium site. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Show Caption 1 of 6 Golfers play Lost Marsh Course across Calumet Avenue from the Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park on June 10, 2026, in Hammond with the Chicago skyline in the distance in the area of a Bears possible stadium site. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Expand The Bears have had “minimal” discussions with Illinois legislators since the NFL franchise voted in June to focus its stadium efforts on northwest Indiana. Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President/CEO Kevin Warren reiterated during an Aug. 13 news conference at Halas Hall that the team remains focused on building a stadium over state lines in Hammond. Those efforts have zeroed in on two sites: the Lost Marsh Golf Course and the Wolf Lake Terminals. Warren said due diligence has been completed on the Lost Marsh location, while the process is ongoing at Wolf Lake Terminals. Both Warren and McCaskey used the word “minimal” to describe ongoing communications with Illinois lawmakers this summer. Chicago Bears stadium saga: A timeline of key events, from Arlington Heights to Hammond The Bears announced June 5 that their board of directors had voted to proceed with plans for a new stadium in Hammond. That announcement came less than a week after the Illinois legislature adjourned for the summer without coming to a resolution on last-ditch efforts in the House and Senate to keep the franchise in Illinois. The bill that passed through the House would have allowed the Bears to negotiate a special tax payment with local government bodies in the Arlington Heights area instead of paying higher property taxes. The proposal in the Senate would have created a public finance authority, essentially establishing a public-private partnership in which a sports team such as the Bears could have built a stadium on land that would be, or would become, publicly owned to avoid property taxes on the facility. Column: Bears’ announcement about advancing their Hammond plans is a final cry to Illinois to act fast Can Indiana pay for a Bears stadium? Analysts ask how it will pay its debt as some residents balk at new taxes. Bears’ proposed stadium site in Hammond would be built on giant slag heap, near hazardous waste sites The region: Home to steel mills, beaches and … the Chicago Bears? Indiana Toll Road allowed to increase tolls for possible Bears stadium ‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’: Indiana leaders tout Hammond site, a 20-minute drive from Soldier Field Column: Like it or not, Bears fans, threatening to move usually works for Chicago’s sports teams What happened in the Illinois House and Senate? State Rep. Kam Buckner sits at his desk as a revenue component of the budget bill is passed on the House floor during the final night of the spring legislative session at the State Capitol Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) The Illinois House adjourned on May 31 without taking up a last-ditch Senate bill that would have allowed Arlington Heights or Chicago to form a public-private ownership deal with the Bears and given the team a path to build a new stadium without paying property taxes on the facility. House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said conversations on the Bears stadium issue would continue over the summer. Welch’s comments came shortly after the Senate’s 37-17 vote, which occurred nearly four hours after the legislature’s scheduled midnight Sunday adjournment. Chicago Bears still looking to piece together stadium legislation in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker says The failure to take up the bill, which several House lawmakers said was due to a lack of time to study the proposal, raises questions about the fate of the Bears, who have an offer from the state of Indiana to construct a taxpayer-financed stadium and surrounding mixed-use entertainment district in Hammond, near Wolf Lake, 20 miles southeast of Chicago. In a statement from Bears ownership, the team said it will “finalize our evaluation of both Arlington Heights and Hammond, and remain on the late spring/early summer timeline that we have previously communicated.” In April, the House passed a so-called megaprojects bill , 78-32, that would allow the Bears to make special payments to local governments in lieu of higher property taxes. But the legislation stalled in the Senate over concerns about whether its property tax relief provisions are meaningful for area school districts and residents. Mayor Brandon Johnson sees opening in latest stadium proposal to keep Bears in Chicago How the Bears’ stadium deal collapsed in Springfield — an echo of the 1988 White Sox drama Bears’ stadium tactics over years of negotiations leave some Illinois leaders frustrated Key lawmaker says suburban Bears stadium deal is dragging due to hopes team will reconsider Chicago site Gov. JB Pritzker says he updated NFL commissioner as Arlington Heights and Indiana sites remain at forefront Poll on Bears finds Illinois residents think funding for new stadium should be limited What to know from Indiana The Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge, a common path for Chicagoans to travel to Indiana, shown from South Ewing Avenue in South Chicago on Dec. 17, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune) Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed a bill that outlines a financial structure for a Bears stadium in Hammond on Feb. 26. “We made it clear from the beginning that Indiana is open for business. I’m thrilled to sign Senate Bill 27 to create the framework to build a new world-class stadium in Northwest Indiana. Now let’s get this across the goal line,” Braun said in a statement on social media with a picture of him signing the bill. Braun and GOP lawmakers have acted quickly to encourage the NFL charter franchise across the border, a development that would be a significant economic advantage for “ The Region ,” as Northwest Indiana is called, as well as a political victory against Democratic-dominated Illinois. Republican House Speaker Todd Huston sponsored the measure, having called it “an incredible economic opportunity.” Indiana Gov. Mike Braun says Hammond stadium for Bears is ‘in the red zone’ Bears ask fans what they think about a new northwest Indiana stadium Column: Can the Bears owners find true happiness in an enclosed stadium off the Skyway? What to know from Arlington Heights Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia speaks at a press conference about the Mega Project Bill and how to keep the Bears in Illinois on Jan. 16, 2026, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) The Democratic-run Illinois House on April 22 passed the latest proposal to help the Bears build a new stadium in Arlington Heights as lawmakers looked to the Senate to gather enough support to keep the team from relocating to Indiana. The bill spearheaded by state Rep. Kam Buckner of Chicago, who has led House Democrats’ stadium negotiations, passed 78-32. Only a few Democrats opposed the measure, while some Republicans voted for the plan. “My friends on the other side of the aisle and the governor certainly cannot afford for the Bears to leave the state of Illinois, and more time will cause greater expense,” said Republican state Rep. Martin McLaughlin of Barrington Hills, who voted in favor of the bill. “Let’s face it, guys, it’s going to happen, and the longer we wait, I can’t watch billions of dollars more in incentives be thrown away.” The latest bill altered Buckner’s earlier proposal for how special property taxes on the Bears and other developers of so-called megaprojects would be divvied up, a move aimed at sweetening a bill viewed as a favor to the Bears by promoting property tax relief for Illinoisans. Chicagoans want to see Bears move to Arlington Heights — not Indiana, a Suffolk-Tribune poll says Gov. JB Pritzker suggests no matter how Indiana vs. Illinois fight goes, new Bears home won’t be in Chicago NFL commissioner tours potential new Bears stadium sites, including Arlington Heights and northwest Indiana As Bears pivot to Arlington Heights, Mayor Brandon Johnson says ‘I’ve done my part’ Is there a timeline for a decision? Bears leadership Brian McCaskey, from left, Kevin Warren, George McCaskey and Patrick McCaskey listen as head coach Ben Johnson speaks at Halas Hall on Jan. 21, 2026, in Lake Forest. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Bears leaders said on April 1 they want a quick resolution to their search for a new stadium, with a goal of opening a new enclosed stadium by 2030 — either in Arlington Heights or Indiana. Team President and CEO Kevin Warren put a rough timeline on plans to build a new enclosed stadium, hoping to choose a site by this spring or summer, he told reporters at the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix. “I mean, the costs are going up,” he said. Wherever the stadium ends up, Chairman George McCaskey confirmed that the team, valued by Forbes at about $9 billion, would have to take out a loan to come up with at least $2 billion for an enclosed stadium. But any stadium financing would not affect football operations, he emphasized. NFL wants to meet with the Bears after the draft for an update on their stadium project Sen. Bernie Sanders’ bill aims to slow — or stop — teams like the Bears from moving to other states Is Chicago still an option? An artist's rendering of an enclosed stadium with open space access to the Chicago lakefront was released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) A rendering shows a new enclosed stadium plan with open space access to the lakefront. (Manica) Renderings of a new state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront were released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) An artist's rendering that shows a plan for an enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront was released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Show Caption 1 of 12 An artist's rendering of an enclosed stadium with open space access to the Chicago lakefront was released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica) Expand Warren envisions a stadium just south of the Bears’ current home at Soldier Field, on the site of what is now a parking lot. The facility would seat about 65,000 for football, with standing room up to 70,000, and a capacity of 77,000 for basketball. Unlike Soldier Field, it could hold events year-round, including concerts, soccer, college basketball playoffs, or, once in a great while, the Super Bowl. The Bears say they would pay $2 billion, a huge private investment , plus $300 million requested from the NFL. The rest of the $3.2 billion cost of the stadium alone would be paid with $900 million from the state. The team said another $325 million would be needed for infrastructure, including improved road access and utilities as part of up to $1.5 billion for full build-out with extras like a hotel. The public money would be borrowed through bonds issued by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, or ISFA, which previously financed construction of Guaranteed Rate Field, where the White Sox play, and the 2003 renovation of Soldier Field. The bonds are to be repaid over 40 years by the city’s 2% hotel tax. “I remain skeptical about this proposal, and I wonder whether it’s a good deal for the taxpayers,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said . “There are a lot of priorities that the state has, and I’m not sure that this is among the highest priorities for taxpayers.” Bears’ domed stadium proposal sparks excitement, questions — and early opposition Chicago community groups join forces to oppose new Bears stadium on the lakefront Will Halas Hall move? Halas Hall sits in the snow on Jan. 19, 2026, in Lake Forest after the Bears season ended with a loss to the Los Angeles Rams in an NFC divisional playoff game. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) While questions remain about where the Bears will build a new stadium, the team reaffirmed on Feb. 20 that its practice facility and corporate headquarters — Halas Hall — will remain in Lake Forest. The clarification came after Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott said during a news conference that Hammond’s Northwest Indiana stadium proposal includes a practice facility. “That’s absolutely correct,” McDermott said when asked whether the proposal contemplates football operations in addition to a stadium. “They are talking about everything.” Following those remarks, the Bears reiterated that Halas Hall will remain in Lake Forest, even as Northwest Indiana and Arlington Heights remain under consideration for a future stadium site. From Staley Field to Halas Hall, a tour of the Bears’ practice and office facilities Chicago Park District pushes $630M plan to revamp Soldier Field post-Bears What’s the history of the team in Chicago? While the Bears have called Soldier Field home since 1971 , the team has discussed or proposed playing its games elsewhere throughout much of the last 50 years. Wrigley Field served as the original home venue for the team when it moved to Chicago in 1921 and remained there through 1970. The team won nearly 70% of its home games during that span. But the Bears were forced to find a new home after the American Football League merged with the National Football League and required stadiums to seat at least 50,000 fans. The team played its last game at Wrigley Field on Dec. 13, 1970, beating the Packers 35-17. Soldier Field: Timeline of events since 1924, including hosting the world’s athletes, congregations, politicians and performers What would an Arlington Heights stadium look like? The Bears released an economic impact report that included architectural renderings of the proposed stadium in Arlington Heights on Sept. 30, 2025. (MANICA Architecture) Construction of a new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights would generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity , but would also require substantial taxpayer support for infrastructure, according to team projections released on Sept. 30. Infrastructure such as entrance and exit ramps from near Route 53 and changes to the adjacent Metra train line would cost $855 million in public funds, the team’s consultant estimated in its report. The report attempts to assuage concerns about the price tag by pointing to gross state tax revenues of almost $1.3 billion over 40 years, according to projections from HR&A Advisors, Inc. May 2025: Bears say they are shifting their stadium focus to Arlington Heights Bears’ proposed move to Arlington Heights would require complicated approval by local taxing bodies Arlington Heights approves tax deal with Bears Bears to submit traffic and financial studies for Arlington Heights stadium site, official says Arlington Park’s rebirth The former Arlington International Racecourse is seen at sunrise on May 23, 2025, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) A Chicago Bears digital billboard glows at sunrise just off of Route 53 at the former Arlington International Racecourse on May 23, 2025, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Rows of trees on the southern edge of the former Arlington International Racecourse are lit by the sunrise on May 23, 2025, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) The former paddock is marked by a circle and cross at the former Arlington International Racecourse on May 23, 2025, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) The former Arlington International Racecourse, facing east at sunrise, on May 23, 2025, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) An aerial photo shows the former Arlington International Racecourse on March 12, 2024, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) The former Arlington International Racecourse is seen on May 19, 2025, in Arlington Heights. The Chicago Bears own the property and may build a new stadium and entertainment district there. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) The view from the neighborhood northeast of the former Arlington International Racecourse on Dec. 30, 2024, in Arlington Heights. The Chicago Bears own the property and could potentially build a stadium there. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) A digital billboard advertising the Chicago Bears sits near the practice track of the former Arlington International Racecourse near Route 53 and Northwest Highway on June 25, 2024, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) The former Arlington International Racecourse is seen on March 12, 2024, in Arlington Heights. The Bears purchased the Arlington Heights property last year. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) The grandstand at the former Arlington International Racecourse is dismantled on Sept. 25, 2023, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) The shell of the grandstand remains at the former Arlington International Racecourse as crews continue to demolish it on Aug. 31, 2023, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Riders wait for a Metra train at the station in downtown Arlington Heights on Sept. 29, 2021. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune People wait for a Metra train in downtown Arlington Heights on Sept. 29, 2021. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Downtown Arlington Heights features a small park, condos, retail shopping and dining on Sept. 29, 2021. Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune People walk through the intersection of Vail Avenue and Campbell Street in downtown Arlington Heights on Oct. 14, 2021. Eileen T. Meslar / Chicago Tribune Arlington International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights is seen on May 1, 2023. Workers gather in a parking lot outside of the former Arlington Park to begin demolition on May 30, 2023, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Demolition continues on the grandstand at the former Arlington International Racecourse on July 11, 2023, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune The grandstand of the former Arlington International Racecourse is razed on Sept. 25, 2023, in Arlington Heights. Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune Selso Nuñez, of Palatine, dressed in Bears garb, peeks over the gate of Arlington International Racecourse as he looks for a spot to watch the fireworks following a day of races on Sept. 25, 2021. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune The former Arlington International Racecourse is shown behind the Arlington Park Metra train station on Oct. 28, 2021. After buying the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights in 2023, the Chicago Bears proposed building a $2 billion stadium there as part of a 326-acre development including entertainment and residential uses. (Chicago Bears) Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune Clouds pass over the now-closed Arlington International Racecourse on Sept. 6, 2022, in Arlington Heights. Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune A rendering of the plan is shown as representatives from the Chicago Bears present their concept for building a new stadium and entertainment district on the site of Arlington International Racecourse during a public meeting at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights on Sept. 8, 2022. Hart Howerton/Chicago Bears A rendering released by the Chicago Bears shows the view from the proposed stadium of the Arlington Park entertainment district. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune The synthetic racing surface is removed from the track at the Arlington Park International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights on Feb. 8, 2023. Eileen T. Meslar / Chicago Tribune The Arlington International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights is seen on May 1, 2023. Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune Construction equipment stands ready for expected demolition at the former Arlington International Racecourse at sunrise on May 30, 2023, in Arlington Heights. Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune Demolition continues on the grounds of the former Arlington International Racecourse on June 13, 2023, in Arlington Heights. Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune Demolition crews hired by the Chicago Bears begin knocking down the grandstand at the former Arlington International Racecourse on June 16, 2023, in Arlington Heights. The Bears are looking at the site to build a possible new stadium for the team. Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune Demolition continues of the main grandstand at the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights on Aug. 1, 2023. Demolition of the grandstand continues at the former Arlington International Racecourse on Aug. 7, 2023. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune Demolition of the grandstand continues at the former Arlington International Racecourse, Aug. 7, 2023. Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune Demolition continues on the grandstand and surrounding structures at the former Arlington International Racecourse, Sept. 25, 2023, in Arlington Heights. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune Arlington International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights is seen on Feb. 8, 2023. Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune A Metra train passes the former Arlington International Racecourse at sunrise on May 30, 2023, in Arlington Heights. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Arlington Park International Racecourse in Arlington Heights is seen on Sept. 29, 2021. The Chicago Bears have signed a purchase agreement for Arlington International Racecourse, the near-century-old facility that likely hosted its final horse race last Saturday. Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune Arlington Park International Racecourse is seen on Oct. 6, 2021, in Arlington Heights. The Chicago Bears have signed a purchase agreement for Arlington International Racecourse, the near-century-old facility that likely hosted its final horse race. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune A view of the former grandstand of Arlington Park International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights is seen on Feb. 8, 2023. Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune The former Arlington International Racecourse is seen at sunrise on May 30, 2023, in Arlington Heights. Demolition is expected to begin soon. Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune Crews demolish the main grandstand of the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, July 14, 2023. The site may become the future home of the Chicago Bears. Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune Main grandstand demolition continues at the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, Aug. 1, 2023. Show Caption 1 of 43 The former Arlington International Racecourse is seen at sunrise on May 23, 2025, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Expand One week before his inauguration as the new mayor of Arlington Heights , Jim Tinaglia walked through the downtown streets he’s called home for more than 50 years. What was once a “sleepy little town,” as he described it, has become a bustling community, a place Tinaglia has had a hand in building, himself, through his work as an architect. He’d built “at least a dozen” places here over the past 35 years. If there’d been a constant amid all the growth in one of Chicago’s largest suburbs it was probably the horse racing track a little ways northwest of downtown, the one now locked away and waiting for new life. For decades, Arlington Park had been a deeply-ingrained part of the culture here, and a source of pride. Incoming mayor Jim Tinaglia in downtown Arlington Heights on April 28, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) “Our identity,” Tinaglia said of the track. “For 100 years.” Now it will be his mission to lead Arlington Park’s rebirth — to complete the long, winding journey of bringing the Bears to Arlington Heights. It’s a large part of why he ran for mayor, and also why he believes he was elected: to finish a deal that has proven elusive since a rush of early momentum, and to help convince Bears leadership, once and for all, that they should move from Chicago to the northwest suburbs. Bears show renderings for enclosed stadium complex in Arlington Heights, but say they’d expect some public funding for surrounding entertainment district Newly seated Arlington Heights trustees get rundown on Bears plans to move to Arlington Heights: ‘We’ve still got a long, long way to go’ Some Arlington Heights residents decry lack of input in possible stadium move: ‘Bears should stay in Chicago where they belong’ Bears’ plans for stadium in Arlington Heights excite many suburbanites. But with funding a big issue, economists caution about subsidies. Arlington Heights mayor denies claims of pressuring school districts in ongoing Bears land dispute Could another site be an option in Illinois? Other cities and municipalities around Illinois have previously expressed interest in talking to the Bears about a future stadium. Bears reconsidering Michael Reese Hospital site with lakefront stadium proposal stalled Naperville mayor defends meeting with Bears about stadium, stressing protocols will be followed if proposal is made Waukegan has vacant lakefront land available for potential Bears stadium Aurora mayor invites Bears to relocate stadium to suburb with 2-page letter Richton Park mayor makes pitch for the Bears, touting expressway access and available land County commissioner wants the Bears to consider Country Club Hills for stadium What would happen to Soldier Field without the Bears? Soldier Field on the lakefront on March 11, 2024. where the Bears have proposed building a new domed stadium. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Fans wait for the start of the Bears first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field on Sept. 17, 2018. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Fans walk outside the stadium before the Chicago Bears play the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on Oct. 17 2021. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles fans arrive on Jan. 6, 2019, for an NFC wild card playoff game at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Soldier Field and the south parking areas on Dec. 5, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles fans arrive on Jan. 6, 2019, for an NFC wild card playoff game at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Soldier Field on Dec. 15, 2023. To optimize the conditions, ultraviolet lights have been part of the regular treatment plan at the stadium to lengthen the growing season. Grow covers plus the field’s heating system contribute to keep the lawn as healthy as possible. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles fans arrive Jan. 6, 2019 for an NFC wild card playoff game at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Michael Blackshire / Chicago Tribune Bears quarterback Justin Fields runs in the end zone for a touchdown against the Lions at Soldier Field on Nov. 13, 2022.
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