Arlington Heights Bears stadium: Team to hold community meeting on park development plans

The meeting is scheduled for September 8 at John Hersey High School
Thursday, September 1, 2022
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- The Chicago Bears will hold a community meeting next week to discuss the possible development of Arlington Park.

The team has floated the idea of moving from Soldier Field out to the suburbs.
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They say their plans are for a mixed-use entertainment district anchored by a stadium in Arlington Heights.

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According to the team, it would be one of the largest development projects in state history.
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The meeting is scheduled for September 8 at John Hersey High School.

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has pitched several ideas to to update Soldier Field, but it has not seemed to sway the team to stay.
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