Chicago Bears: Latest news on stadium plans

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 30, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

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

An artist's rendering from Chicago architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill shows a proposed new Bears stadium at the center of a mixed-use district near the current White Sox Bridgeport location. (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

Latest Bears stadium plan for White Sox site in Bridgeport draws interest — but no involvement from the team

By Robert McCoppin

October 29, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

The latest Chicago Bears stadium idea would put the team in Bridgeport, on the site...

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...

Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren applauds as the Bears announce their plans to build a domed lakefront stadium on April 24, 2024, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Bears CEO Kevin Warren added to state business development board

By Dan Petrella

June 14, 2024 at 5:54 p.m.

Team president deepens outreach to the state’s business community as the Chicago Bears continue to...

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

Kevin Warren presses ahead on Bears stadium pitch as Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker stay quiet

By Jake Sheridan

June 5, 2024 at 7:11 a.m.

By the time Bears President Kevin Warren gave his impassioned plea, the two most pivotal...

The former Arlington International Racecourse on March 12, 2024, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Lawmakers’ lack of action on new Bears lakefront stadium raises hopes in Arlington Heights

By Robert McCoppin

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

With no action taken during the recent legislative session on a new Chicago Bears stadium,...

Team President and CEO Kevin Warren, Karen Murphy, executive vice president of stadium development, Mayor Brandon Johnson, and Bears Chairman George McCaskey in front of a rendering after the Bears announced plans to build a new domed lakefront stadium on April 24, 2024, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Legislature won’t act on Bears’ stadium funding request this spring, lawmakers say

By Dan Petrella

May 27, 2024 at 5:27 p.m.

The Chicago Bears’ plea for more than $2 billion in public assistance to build a...

State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, during a Joint Committee on Administrative Rules meeting in Chicago on Oct. 17, 2023. Delgado is the main sponsor of legislation that calls for the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority to help fund facilities for women’s professional sports as well as men's facilities. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Lawmakers trying to ensure women’s sports aren’t left out of any Chicago Bears stadium deal

By Dan Petrella

May 21, 2024 at 7:04 a.m.

Unorthodox plan would have state set aside unspecified funding for a women’s sports stadium if...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, center, answers reporters' questions at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield after meeting with Gov. J.B. Pritzker on May 8, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson talks school funding, Bears stadium and ‘less high-profile budget needs’ during Springfield visit

By Jeremy Gorner

May 15, 2024 at 6:58 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers to make his...

Team President and CEO Kevin Warren presents renderings as the Bears announce their plans to build a new domed lakefront stadium on April 24, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears’ lakefront stadium proposal: What’s been said, what we know — and what we need to know

By Robert McCoppin

May 5, 2024 at 5:36 p.m.

Illinois politicians are faced with the Chicago Bears’ request to build a new, publicly owned...

Kevin Warren, president of the Bears, announces plans for an enclosed stadium with open space access to the lakefront on the Museum Campus, at a Soldier Field news conference on April 24, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office calls Bears’ stadium proposal ‘non-starter’ after meeting

By Olivia Olander

May 2, 2024 at 7:18 a.m.

After meeting remotely with Chicago Bears executives, aides to Gov. J.B. Pritzker still expressed skepticism...

A view looking west shows the former Arlington International Racecourse on March 12, 2024, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Arlington Heights still wants Chicago Bears to consider moving there: ‘I don’t think it’s anything close to a done deal’

By Pioneer Press

April 30, 2024 at 6:09 a.m.

The mayor of Arlington Heights says his northwest suburban town will still be interested in...

Mayor Brandon Johnson in front of an artist's rendering as the Bears announce plans to build a new lakefront domed stadium, April 24, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The next item on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive agenda: A new Bears stadium. Will his coalition embrace it?

By Alice Yin

April 28, 2024 at 8:05 a.m.

Chicago’s progressive movement has long championed social justice interests. Now, Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to...

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