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Museum Campus improvements make sense whether Bears stay or not, parks advocate says

Friends of the Parks Executive Director Juanita Irizarry is excited about plans for more green space, which is at least a start on keeping a long-ago promise to move Soldier Field parking lots to the west side of DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

Chicago Sun-Times

Polling Place: Dome sweet home for Bears? Voters weigh in on a big, bulbous question

The dome idea was brought forth by a mayoral committee working on keeping the Bears in the city and overhauling the Museum Campus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears Issue Statement on Proposal to Build Dome Over Soldier Field

The franchise remains set on relocating to a new stadium in the suburbs of the city.

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Bears remain focused on Arlington Heights despite Chicago’s plans for Soldier Field

Despite Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's proposed plans for Soldier Field, the Bears remain focused on Arlington Heights.

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Museum Campus working group proposes Soldier Field dome and other ideas

But here’s hoping the team’s proposals lead to some solutions that don’t end up burdening taxpayers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Soldier Field fixes: adding dome, seats, synthetic turf are ‘lipstick on a pig,’ expert says

Chicago sports marketing expert Marc Ganis believes the Bears are as good as gone for Arlington Heights, even if the city could implement every idea in a report by a mayoral panel that studied how to re-imagine Soldier Field and the Museum Campus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Enclosing Soldier Field and selling its naming rights proposed to keep Bears in Chicago

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider renaming Soldier Field to raise money and “explore the feasibility” of enclosing the stadium with a dome or roof, an advisory panel she appointed to study Chicago’s museum campus recommended.

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Chicago’s new Museum Campus vision includes the Bears staying put and, uh, Katie Holmes?

So. Many. Questions.

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Jay Cutler doesn’t want to see the Bears move out of Soldier Field

The former Bears quarterback isn't a fan of the team potentially moving out of Chicago and into the suburbs.

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Bears QB Justin Fields understands the offense’s growing pains are inevitable: ‘We’re not ready’

CHICAGO — Eighty-nine days before the Chicago Bears kick off the regular season against the San Francisco 49ers at Soldier Field, quarterback Justin Fields was asked if he was itching for the season to start, if his eagerness to test his growth and see the team’s new-look offense in action…

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Bears’ preseason opener vs. Chiefs to air live on NFL Network

Matt Nagy will return to Soldier Field for the Bears' preseason opener against the Chiefs, which will air live on NFL Network.

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It’s Pride month, and certain behavior is nothing to be proud of

Homophobic chants during a ‘‘friendly’’ match at Soldier Field and an anti-Pride protest by some Rays show we have a long way to go.

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Homophobic chant mars Mexico’s 0-0 tie with Ecuador

The game at Soldier Field was paused late in the second half after a cheer was directed at Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez.

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At Coldplay’s space-themed show, the pressing matters of Earth prevail

The band touches on Uvalde and Ukraine during Soldier Field concert engineered to save energy.

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This week in history: Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair opens

The fair, known formally as “A Century of Progress International Exposition,” welcomed visitors for the first time on May 27, 1933. Here’s a look at that day.

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2022 Special Olympics USA Games “Flame of Hope” lights in Chicago for the first time ever

On May 20, for the first time, the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg for the Special Olympics USA Games will begin right here in Chicago with a celebratory Flame Lighting Ceremony. The “Flame of Hope” will be ignited from the eternal flame at Soldier Field, which is considered to…

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Bears will play 3 prime-time games in 2022, including Week 2 meeting against Packers in Green Bay

CHICAGO — The Matt Eberflus era in Chicago officially will begin when the Bears open their season against the San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 11 at Soldier Field, according to the 2022 schedule the team released Thursday night.

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Bears 2022 preseason schedule features Matt Nagy’s return to Chicago

Here's a look at the Bears' three-game preseason schedule, which features Matt Nagy's return to Soldier Field with the Chiefs.

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On the verge of his 80th birthday, here’s what an under-the-radar Richard M. Daley is up to

SNEED: Check out Soldier Field’s amazing concert lineup this summer.

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The Galaxy’s biggest star, Chicharito brings his celebrity to Soldier Field

Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is in town to face the Fire, who acquired their own big name in Xherdan Shaqiri.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fire play to 0-0 tie with FC Dallas after losing midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri

Shaqiri (tightness in left calf) was subbed out in the 19th minute at a cold and rainy Soldier Field.

Chicago Sun-Times

Casino or not, city has big decisions to make regarding Lakeside Center

While the future of Soldier Field takes up a lot of oxygen in Chicago’s political and civic discourse, its neighbor to the south, Lakeside Center, looms just as large.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago blues, rock ‘n’ roll landmark Chess Records definitely worth a visit

The building is a narrow façade now next door to a medical clinic and across the street from a parking garage, not too far from Soldier Field, Millennium Park and the Magnificent Mile.

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Jam Productions co-founder Jerry Mickelson picks some notable shows over 50 years

He’s secured a fire engine for the manager of the Rolling Stones, introduced rock concerts at Grant Park’s Hutchinson Field and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Long-term fix for Soldier Field bonds needed; taxpayers can’t be on hook when hotel tax revenue falls short, Lightfoot says

“We’ve got to make sure that we’re diversifying our ability to respond to any kind of economic downturn and not constantly putting ourselves in harm’s way because we tied vital services to a single source of revenue,” the mayor told the Sun-Times editorial board.

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