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Old Posted Jun 10, 2021, 2:55 PM
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Originally Posted by nomarandlee View Post
So here is a hypothetical scenario, there are rumors that certain top officials in the Bears organization want the Bears to sell. Let's say they do and the new owner wants to build on the South Works site or in Arlington Heights.

How much does the Bears moving stadiums have an effect on this project? Zero? Minimally? Somewhat?
The transit mall/shopping center is already dead in the water since it depends on state money and has minimal practical transit use.

If there happens to be enough money to deck over the tracks, the lake views and proximity to the Loop would be the selling point, not so much the stadium.

So basically zero impact since the Bears only play 8 home games a year, and the stadium aspect is just a political sweetener for a highly controversial project.

If the financial fundamentals exist, it will get built stadium or no stadium. If not, the Bears and Soldier Field won’t tip the scales.
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