The Chicago Bears are planning to move out of the city, their home for more than 100 years, with the team’s owners forgoing state money and deciding to build a new stadium in the suburbs.
Chief Executive Officer Kevin Warren told fans on Monday — just hours before the Bears’ season opener against the Minnesota Vikings — that the NFL team plans to build a stadium in Arlington Heights. It aims to finalize the plan this year so it can bid on hosting the Super Bowl as soon as 2031.
"We are at a pivotal juncture of the Chicago Bears franchise to build a new stadium, our future home in Arlington Heights, which will require zero state money for construction,” Warren wrote in an open letter posted on the team’s website.
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