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Old Posted Oct 1, 2021, 12:24 AM
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If Chicago really wants to keep the Bears in the city limits (which I think they should) then a new stadium that would have a retractable roof and be incorporated with a casino and McCormick Place could be a win-win. Possible locations for such a structure:
1. Incorporate it into the One Central development west of LSD. Space could be pretty tight.
2. Build it on the truck marshalling yards south of McCormick Place.
3. Build on a portion of the old Michael Reese site.
4. Tear down the McCormick Place Lakeside Center and build the stadium there.

Then remove the upper seating on the west side of Soldier Field that cantilevers over the colonnades reducing the seating capacity so it is more ideal for soccer and smaller events <50K.
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