Chicago Bears move forward with Hammond stadium
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Warren envisions a stadium just south of the Bears’ current home at Soldier Field, on the site of what is now a parking lot. The facility would seat about 65,000 for football, with standing room up to 70,000, and a capacity of 77,000 for basketball.
One of the biggest stories of the last 24 hours on ESPN and just about every other sports media platform has been the recent Chicago Bears stadium news. In a statement released by the Bears organization,
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The vote comes less than a week after the spring session of the Illinois Legislature concluded with no solutions for an Illinois stadium.
The Chicago Bears hired Kevin Warren as the team President/CEO in 2023. He used to be the BIG10 Commissioner. There are a lot of Chicago fans who have not liked that Warren has handled negotiations about a new stadium in either Arlington Heights,
The discrepancy contradicts what the Bears told lawmakers crafting the Arlington Heights legislation and could deepen mistrust between the team and Springfield after months of negotiations over a stadium proposal.