Looks like Jack Trice sides. Randy must feel like a king in our press box with what's shown here.
Chicago Bears bought Arlington Heights track only to build next to Soldier Field?
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Probably becuase JTS and this concept are from the same era. I believe they are both a copy of the Bill's Stadium in Orchard Park. Bill's Stadium was brand new and I'm sure well liked in the early 70's.
LOL, in the article a newspaper clip cited Chicago Mayor Richard Daley insisting at the time (1975) that he would go to court to force the Bears to remove Chicago from their name. The guy coulda been a poster here.
It’s exactly where the metrodome was so there really wasn’t any change except for the venue itself. Not a good comparison for other builds in different areas.
My understanding is they got a new ownership group that wanted to be in the city. Also there was a rumor or maybe more than a rumor that the Ricketts family was looking at putting a stadium in the Lincoln Yards project and putting an USL team in there. I don't know if that had any effect on the Fire wanting back in the city. Bridgeview was a haul from the city so they felt they were missing a lot of fans.
I haven't been for a game there yet for the Fire. I will miss the easy tailgate situation in Bridgeview I am sure.
Maybe this isn't a done deal just yet....
chicago.suntimes.com
The clock is winding down, but Chicago still could make a play to keep the Bears
Chicago does not have the money or financial credit to publicly fund a sports stadium. But the city could offer what it has in abundance — vacant land.
That US Steel site is almost in Indiana.Maybe this isn't a done deal just yet....
The clock is winding down, but Chicago still could make a play to keep the Bears
Chicago does not have the money or financial credit to publicly fund a sports stadium. But the city could offer what it has in abundance — vacant land.
That's right. Cap the site with acres of concrete parking!
The city has done crazy things in the past on the lakefront.
We woke up one day to find big X’s bulldozed on the Meigs Field lakefront runway.
disciplesofflight.com
We woke up one day to find big X’s bulldozed on the Meigs Field lakefront runway.
Looking Back: The Ravaging of Meigs Field
14 Years Ago Today, One of the Countries Most Valuable Airports Was Secretly Demolished, Stranding the GA Aircraft at the Field Under cover of darkness, city crews crept onto Meigs Airfield in Chicago, gouging X’s into
I’m not a Bears fan at all, but I think them moving to Arlington Heights would be a great move from them. Soldier field is small and sucks. The location of it also sucks.
Understand the need for a new field/stadium but they will definitely build a dome which is lame. Football needs to be played outside.
I always liked the location right in the city. When we lived there my office had a southeast view with Soldier Field and the lake in the background. Sentimental.
I mean it's smart because it's a perfect city for a super bowl, but I get your point.
