Bears put all cards on the table for $3.2 billion lakefront stadium
by Crain's Chicago Business
Crain's Chicago Business— Danny Ecker is a reporter covering commercial real estate for Crain's Chicago Business, with a focus on offices, hotels and megaprojects...
WLS-AM—PM Chicago (4/24) – A $3.2 Billion Bears Stadium Proposal & Pickle Fest Chicago. On this episode of PM Chicago with Bret Gogoel: Marc Ganis, Chicago-based Sports Marketing Expert, joins the show after today’s Bears press conference revealed plans for a $3 billion new stadium. Nick Griseto previews this weekend’s Pickle Fest Chicago. Plus, Nick Gale brings us a piece from the morning show with Pat Quinn talking about […]
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Bears unveil $5 billion plan for lakefront stadium, seek public funding. CHICAGO >> The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal today 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.
Fox News—Chicago Bears told to 'pay for their own damn stadium' after proposal has taxpayers footing $2 billion. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill. and financial experts are expressing skepticism at the possibility of taxpayer money being used to pay for the Chicago Bears’ proposed new stadium. There has been hesitation towards the NFL franchise’s plans to spend $4.6 billion on building a new enclosed stadium along with an improved lakefront area, half of which would be paid by the state’s taxpayers. "The stadium itself would cost $3.2 billion to build, with another $1.4 billion in proposed infrastructure...