The Bears announced Friday that they are exploring additional locations around the greater Chicago area to build their new NFL stadium instead of keeping Arlington Heights as the “singular focus.”
Kevin Warren, the Bears president, held a meeting with Naperville mayor Scott Wehrli to discuss how the suburban city would be a good site for the franchise’s new venue based on “business needs” and “available properties,” Kevin Schmit of The Daily Herald reported Friday. The meeting comes after the franchise recently purchased the 326-acre racetrack at Arlington Park for $197.2 million in February.
Despite crews preparing to start demolition at Arlington Park, the Bears released a statement, explaining that the plan to build their stadium in Arlington Heights is “at risk.”
