Bears Scrapping The Arlington Hts Stadium Plan

[pdxbearsfan]

It’s in the sticks!

LOL, have you ever been there? Nice area in the burbs!

 

[pdxbearsfan]

Idk man. I was reading some AH city council minutes when the initial news broke. People of AH were PISSED off about a singular new apartment complex. I’m thinking a football stadium isn’t going to be welcomed. And seems AH agrees by not offering any tax incentives

The area has a lot of corporate offices including the corporate HQ for Motorola. Many years ago I worked in the area and
directly across the street from our office was the # 1 rated pick-up bar the entire USA, no joke. Not bad.

 

[Xplosive]

Source: Bears shift focus to staying in Chicago

The Chicago Bears are planning to build a new stadium south of Soldier Field, a source said, rather than relocate to Arlington Heights.

www.espn.com

 

[ZOMBIE@CTESPN]

@Montucky will be thrilled

 

[Xplosive]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767148374141112604

 

[ZOMBIE@CTESPN]

Holy shit can’t see the skyline with a dome @Montucky

 

[gallagher]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767148374141112604

I have one requirement and one request.

Requirement: get 75k Chicago-sized asses a seat in stadium. The seating capacity in the current stadium is atrocious.

Request: Replace the parking lots with fan-related services and tailgating, and invest in a bussing system for fans on game days (bus ticket would ideally come with the stadium ticket, with designated service routes).

 

[IBleedBearsBlood]

My buddy's cousin's pal's neighbor's friend's uncle who works for the city said he saw on facebook the deal was scrapped because Caleb Williams demanded to play in a dome built under lake michigan.

But what about his barber’s customer??

 

[msadows]

Still a negotiation tactic imo.

 

[Rise]

Either Kevin Warren is a master negotiator or a complete idiot. I’m leaning towards complete idiot. Publicly owned stadium? Lmao.

Could have had basically your own Bears city, now we get traffic and a tiny dome, great.

 

[Rise]

Still a negotiation tactic imo.

I hope you’re right. I was looking forward to flying in having a hotel room by the stadium and enjoying a weekend in this new Bears city. I don’t see how this new plan makes any sense.

 

[abegibronreborn]

Sources Say It's the South Lot or Bust

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1753521891304775773

I don't even know what to think about this, other than it goes to show that the Bears front office doesn't really have a focus and will go with whatever the latest cash-grab deal is thrown at them.

 

[Butkus34]

Yeah, why publicly owned, thought the whole purpose was for the Bears to own their own stadium and generate their own revenue

 

[Luke]

Yeah, why publicly owned, thought the whole purpose was for the Bears to own their own stadium and generate their own revenue

Warren was too inept to find private funding.
Win with dignity!

 

[Forty-six]

This is a weird decision from a weird organization. The AH site gives you maximum flexibility and freedom to build whatever stadium you want along with a Bears village. It's literally a blank slate. The lakefront site, while iconic, is much smaller which will severely limit what you can build. The Bears will now need to deal with Chicago politics and environmental groups strongly opposed to building along the lake.

I'm glad the Bears will build a domed stadium. The dome will allow the Bears to build a team that has an offensive identify since winter weather and winds along the lake will no longer be a factor for home games.

 

[Bearly]

Publicly owned only means we pay for it. Bears can still get all the revenue and a long term year round peanuts lease. They can sell AH to developers easily enough and have very little outlay for a new facility. All that said, I still think AH is their ultimate destination but between 2 suitors, they are trying to make one blink and may go with what's expedient and has the fastest return.

 

[ZOMBIE@CTESPN]

This is a weird decision from a weird organization. The AH site gives you maximum flexibility and freedom to build whatever stadium you want along with a Bears village. It's literally a blank slate. The lakefront site, while iconic, is much smaller which will severely limit what you can build. The Bears will now need to deal with Chicago politics and environmental groups strongly opposed to building along the lake.

I'm glad the Bears will build a domed stadium. The dome will allow the Bears to build a team that has an offensive identify since winter weather and winds along the lake will no longer be a factor for home games.

I heard through sources the dome and lakefront idea was pushed by cw dad. Clear red flags am I right @Noonthirtyjoe ?

 

[Bust]

I heard through sources the dome and lakefront idea was pushed by cw dad. Clear red flags am I right @Noonthirtyjoe ?

2030 @THE LATEST GRAND OPENING BOYZ!!

GO ALL IN > OVERTAKE WRIGLEY FIELD AS THE PREMIER GOTO SPOT

 

[Xplosive]

This is a weird decision from a weird organization. The AH site gives you maximum flexibility and freedom to build whatever stadium you want along with a Bears village. It's literally a blank slate. The lakefront site, while iconic, is much smaller which will severely limit what you can build. The Bears will now need to deal with Chicago politics and environmental groups strongly opposed to building along the lake.

I'm glad the Bears will build a domed stadium. The dome will allow the Bears to build a team that has an offensive identify since winter weather and winds along the lake will no longer be a factor for home games.

Outside of not wanting to pay the property taxes, maybe they reconsidered if Chicago residents or tourists would be drawn to AH outside of football season. Having a Bears Village sounds good until no one shows up except for 8 Sundays a year.

 

[Chicago Staleys]

CW will be retired by the time this thing is built