$2.2 billion for a stadium update in a stadium that was just updated in 2003.Great use of money.
They still owe $631 million in debt from the last round of improvements, (due by 2032).
OT: City makes pitch to keep Bears in Chicago | UPDATE: Bears stay in City
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They still owe $631 million in debt from the last round of improvements, (due by 2032).
Yep. Illinois and Chicago are run so well.
Chicago is 0 for 2 as far as stadium creations are concerned. Comiskey came in right before Camden Yards and its descendants made it an immediate relic. Then the renovation of Soldier Field, which was immediately panned (looked like an alien starship had landed on the pillars), was deemed a relic as soon as places like Qwest (or whatever Seattle is called) and Lucas Oil and the like came into the game. They'd be better off just building the new one in Arlington Heights instead of forcing the Bears to play at least one (likely 2) season in Champaign or at NW or South Bend. Just another solid management decision made by a family that hasn't gotten many on-field decisions right in the last 10 years.
Considering that they screwed up the first “renovation” I wouldn’t hold my breath that the Bears will take the bait. The Bears organization wants a new stadium.
I will take your word for it. I don’t really pay much attention to the NFL and all
the ongoings.
Loved/lived in Chicago for over a decade. Everyone hates what they did to the stadium, including the Bears. The nostalgia was taken away with the last renovation, everyone wants a new place. I was in the stadium twice. I would take Heinz field over that stadium any day. And Heinz field is a failure on multiple levels.
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Three Rivers is still better than the current stadium
I imagine the "emerging trends that tomorrow's fans will demand" will have a winning franchise at the top of the list, but I think the audio of the narrator discussing that part failed to emerge through my headphones for some reason.
Also, how accurate can the aesthetically pleasing computer graphics/modeling be when it projected almost no person looking at their phones?
Also, how accurate can the aesthetically pleasing computer graphics/modeling be when it projected almost no person looking at their phones?
How many Billions will that cost? Funded by who - totally by Chicago citizens or shared by owners?
They shut down a beautiful Arlington Raceway to build a new stadium for the Bears.
The owners of the Race track were ecstatic. Based on the way the building was constructed, they had to do significant repairs after each winter and things were just getting worse. I did a lot of work in and around that building. Might have looked beautiful to guests m, but it was a nightmare to maintain.
I did not know the grandstand had ongoing costly maintenance. Architecturally and esthetically speaking it was one of the nicest tracks in the country.
Source: Bears shift focus to staying in Chicago
The Chicago Bears are planning to build a new stadium south of Soldier Field, a source said, rather than relocate to Arlington Heights.
www.espn.com
Source: Bears shift focus to staying in Chicago
The Chicago Bears are planning to build a new stadium south of Soldier Field, a source said, rather than relocate to Arlington Heights.
So, they're donating $2bn to a 'publicly owned' stadium? How is that gonna work....?
The Bears are planning to invest more than $2 billion in private money into a publicly owned domed stadium....
Sources: New lakefront Bears stadium to be announced during Wednesday news conference
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears are set to unveil plans for a new lakefront stadium at a news conference at Soldier Field on Wednesday. The team has released few details but said the plan will la…
wgntv.com
Chicago Bears to announce lakefront stadium plans this week
The Chicago Bears will unveil plans this week for a proposed state-of-the-art stadium along Chicago’s lakefront, the team announced Monday.
www.nbcsportschicago.com
To be fair, when your football team has been as consistently $hitty as the Bears, you need something more to get the fans to come and spend money.
We need a new campus with a new stadium as the centerpiece like the Bears. Those pesky students in the paved over dorms can join the World University and stop meddling with the BOT's plans.
If they locate on the South side, with the given murder rate, they'll have a new fan base every 10 years or so.
This looks great; sort of an architecture/urban planning-development enthusiast but this is a lot of public money that could almost certainly be put to better use.
$3.25 billion price tag.
$2.025 billion from the Bears
$300 million NFL Loan Request
$900 million ISFA Bond Request
+ $300 million for public infrastructure = $3.5 billion total price tag.
$2.025 billion from the Bears
$300 million NFL Loan Request
$900 million ISFA Bond Request
+ $300 million for public infrastructure = $3.5 billion total price tag.
Did you notice the snuck in the Big10 Championship logo in the end zone during the video - Would be a cooler venue than Indy.
Grew up in the North of the City so a Cubs fan but went to the old Comisky a few times - had to dodge the Rats along the concourses - what an f'ing dump in a shi$$ty area which it still mostly is.
