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.
Initial details have been revealed for the massive redevelopment of Museum Campus for the new Chicago Bears stadium near downtown. The new structure will replace the existing parking deck to the south of Soldier Field, with the plans being revealed the day before the NFL draft. The proposal is being led by the team itself along with the City of Chicago, with Kansas City-based Manica Architecture working on its design.
Executives from the White Sox and Bears are advocating for public assistance to secure funding for new stadiums. The White Sox are pursuing state funding for a new stadium in the South Loop, while the Bears are exploring financing options for a new stadium south of Soldier Field on Chicago’s lakefront.
In a recent NFL owners meeting, Chicago Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren declared his intentions on keeping the teams stadium on the lakefront, saying, “The plan will be to put a shovel in the ground on the lakefront,” according to a recent Athletic article.
The Chicago Bears have announced the purchase of the land needed for their potential move to 2200 Euclid Avenue in Arlington Heights. Located on the nexus of Highways 14 and 53 roughly 28 miles northwest of their current home of Soldier Field, the team is nearing the end of a multi-year negotiation on where to call home with the City of Chicago and the state. The mixed-use megaproject is being led by the team itself and their president along with San Francisco based design-firm Hart Howerton.
