All discussions about the Chicago Bears leaving Soldier Field will finally be addressed on Wednesday. This April 24, the Bears organization will be hosting a press conference to announce their plans for a new publicly owned stadium, per WGN Radio 720’s Kevin Powell. The upcoming facility reportedly includes additional green and open spaces with access to the lakefront area on the Museum Campus.
This comes amid the Bears’ recent shift of location plans from Arlington Heights to the Chicago lakefront. Last year, the organization purchased Arlington Park, a former horse racing track, for nearly $200 million. While they had already begun demolition of existing structures on the site, a property tax dispute suddenly sprouted up as an obstacle.
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