Bears’ potential move to Arlington Park: Everything you need to know so farSun-Times staffon September 29, 2021 at 2:58 pm

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September 29

Bears move toward new stadium by buying Arlington Park property for $197M

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Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser

The team announced its Purchase and Sale Agreement with Churchill Downs today, moving it closer to building a new stadium in the northwest suburbs.

September 29

Bears sign purchase agreement for Arlington Park Racecourse land for stadium

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Patrick Finley

“We remain committed to continuing to work to keep the team in Chicago and have advised the Bears that we remain open to discussions,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement.

September 23

Nothing short of new stadium along the lake will keep Bears in Chicago, consultant says

By

Fran Spielman

Chicagoan Marc Ganis has advised numerous NFL teams on their stadium financing and has closely followed the Bears’ stadium saga for decades, including past team flirtations with Hoffman Estates and Gary, Indiana.

September 22

Plan to keep the Bears in Chicago complicated by constraints of Soldier Field

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Fran Spielman and David Roeder

Two architects who worked on the $660 million renovation — which won’t be paid off until 2032 — said only modest expansion is possible at the 61,500-seat stadium. And a retractable roof would be architecturally challenging, if not impossible.

August 2

Football or powerball? Sizing up a Bears move to Arlington Heights

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David Roeder

The racetrack site is vast, but redeveloping it requires more than a stadium as inspiration.

July 30

A scratch for Arlington next year: Track passes on race dates as owner mulls potential sale to Bears

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Mitchell Armentrout

Horse owners and trainers accused the track’s corporate owner of “writing the book on bad faith,” but Arlington president Tony Petrillo insisted “there’s been no decision to abandon thoroughbred racing.”

June 16

Bids in for Arlington Park sale — and Bears move still ‘on the table,’ mayor says

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Mitchell Armentrout

Only one group has made their offer for the historic racetrack public. The Chicago Bears have yet to rule themselves out.

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