CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city’s lakefront, and they are asking for public funding to help make it happen.
The plan calls for $3.2 billion for the new stadium plus an additional $1.5 billion in infrastructure. The team and the city said the project would add green and open space while improving access to the city’s Museum Campus and could also include a publicly owned hotel.
“This is not an easy project, but Chicago doesn’t like it easy,” Bears president Kevin Warren said.
The announcement at Soldier Field comes during a busy week for the Bears. They are expected to take 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in the draft on Thursday night and bank on the USC quarterback to solidify a position that has long been a sore spot for the founding NFL franchise.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the image of glamour in a flowing white gown
Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can't get enough for medical use, study finds
Rescuers in Ukraine pull 5 puppies from the rubble of a building destroyed by fire
Study finds many favor a strong, undemocratic leader
Nevada governor signs an order to address the shortage of health care workers in the state
Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
Benteler Steel plans $21 million expansion, will create 49 jobs
Massachusetts House launches budget debate, including proposed spending on shelters, public transit
US, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines