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...

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)

True public cost of Bears stadium would be billions more over time

By Dan Petrella

May 28, 2025 at 4:12 p.m.

New borrowing for Chicago Bears stadium would swell to at least $4.8 billion, not even...

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)

A skeptical Springfield awaits after Chicago Bears pitch stadium plan backed by mayor

By Dan Petrella

April 26, 2024 at 10:14 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state legislative leaders slow to embrace public funding for new Bears...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, President and CEO Kevin Warren and Chairman George McCaskey listen while the Bears announce their plans to build a new domed lakefront stadium on April 24, 2024, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Column: Suuuure, give the Chicago Bears whatever they want for a new stadium after that pitch

By Paul Sullivan

April 26, 2024 at 10:27 a.m.

The Chicago Bears and city officials announced a proposed $4.6 billion stadium project. There are...

An artist's rendering of a new lakefront stadium, released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica)

Chicago Bears’ flashy game plan for lakefront stadium project greeted with questions

By Robert McCoppin

April 26, 2024 at 10:16 a.m.

The Bears — one of the National Football League's charter franchises — unveiled plans for...

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)

Chicago Bears release images of a proposed new lakefront stadium

By Steve Rosenberg

April 26, 2024 at 10:27 a.m.

The Chicago Bears released images for a state-of-the-art enclosed stadium with open space access to...

The Waldron Deck sits south of Soldier Field where the Bears have proposed building a new domed stadium on the lakefront, March 11, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Taxpayers would pick up half the tab for Bears’ lakefront stadium development, sources say

By Jeremy Gorner

April 26, 2024 at 10:16 a.m.

The Chicago Bears are set to announce a $4.6 billion plan to build a new...

Soldier Field on the lakefront on March 11, 2024. where the Bears have proposed building a new domed stadium. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears to announce plans Wednesday for new domed stadium on lakefront

By Robert McCoppin

April 26, 2024 at 10:16 a.m.

Team officials will make the announcement at Soldier Field, which would be demolished under the...

Soldier Field along Lake Michigan against the Chicago skyline, on Nov. 29, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

As the Chicago Bears prepare to unveil their vision for a new downtown stadium, projects in other NFL cities could prove instructive

By Dan Wiederer

April 26, 2024 at 10:16 a.m.

The team is expected soon to unveil plans for a new stadium south of Soldier...

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

Chicago Bears — amid lakefront infatuation — appeal property taxes on Arlington Heights site

By Robert McCoppin

April 26, 2024 at 10:16 a.m.

The Chicago Bears have filed a property tax appeal for the former Arlington International Racecourse,...

Former Gov. Pat Quinn, left, turns in a proposal on March 27, 2024, to Peter Polacek, managing editor council journal for Office Of City Clerk, for a Chicago ordinance calling for a November voter referendum question on whether any state or local taxpayer money should be spent to build a new stadium for the Chicago Bears or White Sox. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Pat Quinn revisits nearly 25-year-old defeat in proposing a voter referendum for Bears or White Sox stadiums

By A.D. Quig

April 26, 2024 at 10:18 a.m.

If passed, the referendum from the ex-governor would be non-binding, so its function would serve...

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