The Chicago Bears are reportedly shifting their focus from Arlington Heights to the Chicago lakefront for the construction of a new enclosed stadium. The change in location comes amidst a $100 million discrepancy in property tax valuations between the Bears and local schools for the Arlington property. This move complicates the team's initial stadium proposal, as they now consider the city's lakefront to be their primary target, moving away from the former Arlington International Racecourse and possibly Soldier Field. Multiple sources in government and close to the team have indicated this new direction, while some remain skeptical, believing Arlington Park to be the only viable option and suggesting the shift may be a strategy to negotiate lower taxes.
With speculation over a possible move from Soldier Field, Arlington Heights, Naperville, Rockford, Chicago, and recently, Waukegan and Aurora have put themselves forward as prospects for a new Bears stadium. Here's what’s new and where things stand: https://t.co/Bz83d6JZQS
REPORT: Bears To Arlington Could Be Dead. Chicago Lakefront Now The Primary Focus For New Stadium https://t.co/D8LnAcmvyX https://t.co/tBedBH0c6Y
There is no viable new Bears stadium option other than Arlington Park. If there were, the Bears would’ve done it a long time ago. They paid big for Arlington & it wasn’t to build a Panera. They’re just trying to clumsily lower their taxes because they’re a bunch of rental tuxes.
A new report said the Chicago Bears are shifting their stadium focus from Arlington Heights to the city’s lakefront — now their primary target for a new home, instead of the northwest suburbs. More details, for @WGNNews: https://t.co/7Cqp19Jn7M
After serious flirtation with moving to the suburbs — particularly Arlington Heights — the Bears now have made building a new lakefront stadium in Chicago the focus, multiple sources in government and close to the team say. https://t.co/yc0GcM67T3
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.@ChicagoBears stadium search now focusing on city lakefront, not Arlington Heightgs. How come --- and what else is on the table, like maybe converting most of Soldier Field to a public park? Lots more, too. https://t.co/jBRUknCEII
Reports: #Bears, suburban school districts $100M apart on value of Arlington Park property. https://t.co/oonYn7HwlP
The Chicago Bears and local schools are $100 million apart on the property tax valuations of the former Arlington International Racecourse, where the team wants to build an enclosed stadium. https://t.co/EHPIF26HRJ
Chicago Bears, schools are $100M apart on tax value of former Arlington Park, complicating stadium proposal https://t.co/tj8FMZaB3C