With the Chicago Bears’ season mercifully ending Sunday in a 29-13 loss to Minnesota, focus turns to the prospects for building a new stadium in Arlington Heights.
The team’s abysmal 3-14 performance this season will land them a top draft position. Whether it affects their chances of getting taxpayers’ help to build their dream home is an open question.
Either way, the clock is ticking. Team officials have said they expect to decide whether to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse property in the first quarter of 2023. The Bears also have said they can’t build the project without government help. With the funding decision unlikely to come in the next couple of months, the team probably first will have to decide whether to buy the 326-acre site, then later make the call on whether to develop it.
