[nomarandlee]

I've warmed to the idea of a retractable roof stadium for the Bears but I don't see it happening in A.H. For SBs or Final 4s to be a regular rotation in this city I'd think the lure of downtown Chicago for pre/post events would be the honey. That is why an enclosed stadium annex as part of McCormick is by far the best scenario if a new 75k football stadium were built. I don't see the NFL or NCAA would find it all that alluring to have their Marque event in AH.

Like I mentioned about Arlington Park for the Fire though, practically half of the stadium is already built at Arlington Park with a layout very amenable for soccer. The only issue is could they reliably draw enough from the NW suburbs.