The Bears bought Arlington Park last year for nearly $200 million, and it makes most sense for the Bears to build a new stadium somewhere on the 326 acres they now own in the Chicago suburbs. But property tax negotiations have slowed progress on the potential stadium plan. W...
But the Bears said in February that if their plan for a new stadium at the Arlington Park site does go ahead, the development is projected to create more than 48,000 jobs, generate $9.4 billion in economic impact for the Chicago area economy, and provide $3.9 billion I new labor income...
Plans are afoot here to redevelop the 323 acres in suburban Arlington Heights as a sports stadium-race track complex similar to the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The Cubs, who want a new night-game stadium, and the Bears would both play there. A spokesman for Arlington Park President Joe Joyce...
The Chicago Bears and the Village of Arlington Heights released a statement Wednesday morning, confirming the team signed an agreement to purchase the Arlington Park property and possibly build a new stadium there. Bears President and CEO Ted Phillips released the following statement: "We are ...
This week, Aurora revealed that they’ve reached out to the NFL team to pitch the city as a place to build their new stadium. This comes a few weeks after the Bears revealed that the Arlington Park site, which they closed on in February and have begun demolition on this summer,is no...
Phase 1 of the demolition of the Arlington Park racecourse is getting underway on the site as the NFL team begins the task of clearing the land in which they’d like to build a new domed stadium along with a commercial and residential district. ...
Where Will The Chicago Bears Build Their New Stadium? There have been a lot of rumors and speculation. The team originally purchased the former Arlington Racetrack property and the plan was to build the new stadium there. The Chicago Bears and Arlington Heights have been battling over taxes. Cu...
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 ...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears took a major step toward moving out of their longtime home at Soldier Field and into the suburbs by signing a purchase agreement for Arlington Park about 30 miles northwest of the city.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears on Wednesday bought the property that they've been sizing up for a new enclosed stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. The Bears announced that they paid $197.2 million for the 326-acre plot. ...