Initial details have been revealed for a new mixed-use facility for the Illinois Basketball Academy at 1800 W Lake Street in the northern edge of the Near West Side. Bound by N Wood Street to the east and N Wolcott Avenue to the west, the block-long structure will be replacing a one-story commercial building and a large vacant lot.
Updated details have been revealed for the new Ryan Field at 1505 Central Street in Evanston. The new stadium for Northwestern University is replacing the now demolished facility of the same name which the Wildcats called home for nearly 100-years. While the team plays at a temporary lakefront stadium, the university is proceeding with construction.
The Chicago Bears are potentially in talks to reconsider the former Michael Reese Hospital Site in Bronzeville for their future stadium plans. Currently the 49-acre property sits vacant as it awaits to be redeveloped into the Bronzeville Lakefront Megadevelopment, but plans have struggled to get going.
Work to erect structural steel has begun for the Fifth Third Arena expansion project at 1801 West Jackson Boulevard on the Near West Side. The Chicago Blackhawks are adding on to the existing training and community facility, which opened in 2017. The Blackhawks’ gameplan is to have this second phase open early in 2026.
The new DePaul University Sports Facility is taking a step forward with Alderman Approval at 2300 N Sheffield Avenue in Lincoln Park. Located near the intersection with W Belden Avenue, the project has been at the center of much controversy as plans call for the structure replacing multiple residential buildings owned by the university and commonly used for student housing.
