US EditionBears President Says 'Plan Is to Proceed Forward This Year' in Arlington Heights
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, AUG 8 – The Bears pursue a $4.7 billion stadium project with public funds requested for infrastructure, aiming to start construction this year pending state legislation approval.
- On Friday, Chicago Bears President Kevin Warren shared that the team plans to begin construction on a stadium project located in Arlington Heights by the close of 2025.
- This plan builds on the Bears' 2023 acquisition of the shuttered Arlington Park racecourse and relies on the approval of a crucial state economic bill that faced delays during the spring session.
- The Bears hold weekly meetings with Arlington Heights officials and have made significant progress on an economic impact study and infrastructure planning around the site.
- Warren highlighted that the project is expected to generate tens of thousands of jobs during construction, along with several thousand ongoing positions, adding that they are prepared to proceed once legislation is approved.
- The outcome depends on convincing lawmakers to pass the bill allowing property tax negotiations and infrastructure funding, which would enable the stadium project to proceed as planned.
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BizToc4 things we learned from Chicago Bears brass, including a renewed push for legislative help on stadium project
After Friday’s joint practice with the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President/CEO Kevin Warren visited with reporters at Halas Hall, touching on a variety of topics from the team’s pursuit of a new stadium to Ben Johnson’s arrival as head coach. Here are four things we learned during that session. 1. On the stadium front, the Bears remain hopeful for cooperation from the state legislature this fall. Specifically, in…
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Chicago Bears call on state legislature to pass bill and provide momentum for suburban stadium
Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren urges the Illinois legislature to pass a mega bill designed to freeze property taxes for large-scale projects, including the stadium his team wants to build in Arlington Heights.
Bears are prepared to break ground on a new stadium in Arlington Heights but are waiting on the passage of a bill in Illinois legislature
The Bears remain solely focused on constructing a new stadium in Arlington Heights, and that plan is nearly ready to break ground, but the team is relying on the passage of a state bill in October, president Kevin Warren said Friday.
Bears president: Arlington Heights the team's sole focus in stadium push
The former Arlington International Racecourse site is the only site that makes sense for the Bears to build on, president/CEO Kevin Warren said Friday. The Bears are ready to build there, he said, if they can get a “megadevelopment” bill passed by state legislators in October.“We’re ready now,” Warren said at Halas Hall. “Everything is in order. So if that bill passes in October … There are items we have to work on and obviously there is a proce…
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