New details have been revealed about the potential Chicago Bears stadium at 2200 Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights. The plans mark the latest chapter in the team’s multi-year struggle to secure a new home while seeking tax funds from the city, county, and state. The effort is being led by the team in partnership with design firm Manica Architecture.
The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved rezoning to allow construction of the new 22,000-seat soccer stadium for the Chicago Fire Football Club that team owner Joe Mansueto wants to build in The 78 neighborhood of the South Loop. Zoning Committee and full City Council approval are the next steps toward getting shovels in the ground.
The Chicago Park District has released the first iteration of its framework plan for the future of Grant Park in The Loop. Bounded by East Randolph Street to the north and East Roosevelt Road to the south, the 319-acre park is commonly known as “Chicago’s Front Yard.” The plan outlines a vision for how the city could remodel and expand the park in the coming years.
Construction progress continues for Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center on Stony Island Avenue in Jackson Park. The two-story athletic facility designed by Moody Nolan is expected to be the first entity of the sprawling campus to open to the public, with an anticipated ribbon cutting late this year. Elevated Design Builders, a team formed by BOWA Construction and AECOM/Hunt, is the general contractor.
A permit was issued on May 15 to convert the former St. Cornelius Church building at 5430 West Foster Avenue in Jefferson Park into an indoor pickleball facility. Dink Enterprises of Park Ridge, IL is the recipient of the permit, which shows a reported construction cost of $1.5 million. Edward Torrez of Arda Design is named as the architect of record, with Vero Design Build LLC handling general contractor duties.
