Chicago Bears: Latest news on stadium plans

A Chicago Bears digital billboard located just off of Route 53 flashes advertisements at sunrise at the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights on May 23, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

What Arlington Heights-area candidates have to say about Bears stadium proposals

By Christopher Placek

October 29, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Most — but not all — candidates for Illinois General Assembly seats in and around...

Kevin Warren, Chicago Bears team president and CEO, on the field before the game at Soldier Field on Oct. 4, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai/)

Chicago Bears stadium becomes a political game as midterms near. Can it score for Republicans?

By Rick Pearson

October 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The saga over where the future home of the Chicago Bears has become about more...

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/baiduhai)

What to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field

By baiduhai

October 22, 2026 at 8:39 a.m.

Arlington Heights? Indiana? Chicago? Here’s what to know about the Bears’ possible move from Soldier...

The former Arlington International Racecourse property, now owned by the Bears as a possible site for a new stadium, can be seen from a neighborhood northeast of the area on Dec. 30, 2024, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Rep. Kam Buckner: Springfield should think twice before giving the Bears a property tax break

By Kam Buckner

August 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Why should the Bears, an $8.8 billion franchise, get a property tax break that Illinoisans...

Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren, left, and Chairman George McCaskey smile as the team announces plans to build a new domed lakefront stadium on April 24, 2024, at Soldier Field. The team's focus for a new stadium project since has shifted back to Arlington Heights. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

4 things we learned from Chicago Bears brass, including a renewed push for legislative help on stadium project

By Dan Wiederer

August 11, 2025 at 10:32 a.m.

Kevin Warren said without passage of a "megaproject" bill that would lessen the Chicago Bears'...

The former Arlington International Racecourse is seen at sunrise on May 23, 2025, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears’ stadium efforts run out of time in Springfield

By Olivia Olander

June 2, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

The Illinois General Assembly approached a deal on related property tax legislation, Rep. Mary Beth...

Gov. JB Pritzker arrives to deliver his annual budget address on Feb. 19, 2025, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai/pool)

Chicago Bears and Gov. JB Pritzker have quietly hired outside consultants for stadium talks

By Dan Petrella

May 29, 2025 at 8:49 a.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker has spent $100,000 in taxpayer funds for an outside legal consultant to...

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/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears proposed move to Arlington Heights would require complicated approval

By Robert McCoppin

May 28, 2025 at 10:56 a.m.

The Chicago Bears have submitted required traffic and financial impact studies to Arlington Heights. But...

Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren speaks to Mayor Brandon Johnson during the 120th annual meeting of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce at the Hilton in the Loop on June 4, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

As Chicago Bears pivot to Arlington Heights, Mayor Brandon Johnson says ‘I’ve done my part’

By Alice Yin

May 21, 2025 at 6:12 a.m.

Asked whether he would be open to any deal allowing the Chicago Bears to break...

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/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears shifting their stadium focus to Arlington Heights

By Robert McCoppin

October 1, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

The Chicago Bears have flirted with leaving Chicago and building a stadium in Arlington Heights...

Arlington Park’s rebirth: What closing the deal on a Bears stadium represents for the Northwest suburb’s new mayor

By Andrew Carter

May 23, 2025 at 9:09 a.m.

The Chicago Bears have flirted with building a stadium in Arlington Heights for more than...

Bears President Kevin Warren talks on the sideline before a game against the Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Nov. 28, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Momentum for Chicago Bears stadium project may be shifting back toward Arlington Heights

By Dan Wiederer

April 3, 2025 at 8:15 a.m.

Chicago Bears President Kevin Warren confirmed at the NFL owners meetings that the team no...

Arlington Heights mayoral candidate Tom Schwingbeck Jr. is flanked by fellow candidates Jon Ridler, left, and Jim Tinaglia during a candidate forum at the Arlington Heights Village Hall on March 13, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Arlington Heights mayoral candidates want to bring the Chicago Bears, but they say it has to benefit the village

By Robert McCoppin

March 16, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

The three candidates spoke to a packed auditorium at the village hall Thursday, vying to...

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