Map of the Chicago Bears' proposal for redeveloping the former Arlington Park racetrack site in Arlington Heights into a mixed-use development anchored by a new domed stadium, along with a large entertainment district.Hart Howerton/Chicago Bears While the renderin...
As the Bears keep trying to finagle a new stadium in Chicago, one of their suburban options has gotten a long-awaited boost. Via Mitchell Armentrout of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Bears have reached a tentative deal with Arlington Heights and local school district leaders o...
As quoted by theDaily Herald, Bears owner George S. "Papa Bear" Halas told the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce, "I hope and pray that 1977 will find the Bears contending for a title in a new stadium in Arlington Heights." The more recent narrative involving the Bears going to Arlin...
It all could be part of the effort to leverage Chicago to get a deal done. Or it could be a very realistic alternative, if nothing will get the Chicago project off the ground. The Bears nevertheless remain focused on a $3.2 billion domed stadium on Chicago’s lakefront. I...
Another interesting piece has been added to the saga of the Chicago Bears and their search for a new stadium, and there are apparently lots of opinions on whether or not the latest news about a possible site other than Arlington Heights would be a good thing, bad thing, or impossible thing...
Chicago Bearswide receiverDevin Hesterwas feeling under the weather, so the team decided his services were no longer needed duringSunday's routof theDetroit Lions. TheBears, leading 34-6, announced midway through the third quarter that Hester wouldn't return to the game because of an illness....
MORE:Lightfoot: Bears 'gotta come to the table' after bid for Arlington Heights racetrack The Bears are interested in building a privately-financed domed stadium on this 326 acre site. By most estimates, that would cost about $2 billion. ...
The focus of the evening was more on the bigger picture of how the stadium project could transform Arlington heights. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.