Bears announce plan to spend $2 billion on stadium in Chicago
The Chicago Bears are shifting their plans from building a new stadium in Arlington Heights to helping fund a new stadium in the City of Chicago, the team announced Monday morning.
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The Chicago Bears are shifting their plans from building a new stadium in Arlington Heights to helping fund a new stadium in the City of Chicago, the team announced Monday morning.
Leaders in northwest suburban Arlington Heights were caught off guard Monday when they got the news of the Bears' plan to spend $2 billion on a new stadium in Chicago. Despite the surprise of the team's apparent change of heart, there was still a lot of hope in the village.
The Chicago Bears are shifting their plans from building a new stadium in Arlington Heights to helping fund a new stadium in the City of Chicago, the team announced Monday morning. Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren said in a statement the team would contribute over $2 billion to build a new stadium in Chicago.
The Chicago Bears added Kevin Byard to their secondary on Sunday, agreeing to a two-year contract with the veteran safety.
The Bears are locking up one of the team's best players.
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Three Northwestern players, along with other local athletes from the Chicago area, did their best in hopes of taking their games to the next level.
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The Bears announced the appointment of Karen Murphy to be the newly created executive vice president of stadium development and chief operating officer.
It's still not clear where the Chicago Bears' new stadium will be, but the team hired the person who will help get it built. The Bears announced the appointment of Karen Murphy to be the newly-created executive vice president of stadium development and chief operating officer.
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The 2025 government shutdown stretched into its fourth day on Saturday, with the Senate again failing to advance competing proposals to end the impasse.
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