South Side, Chicago Bears and Farpoint Development

Developers release new images of Bear's stadium proposal on South Side
There's a new player emerging in the Chicago Bears effort to move into a new stadium.
Renderings reveal proposed domed Chicago Bears stadium in Bronzeville
CHICAGO ( WGN) — First-time renderings revealed Friday show a potential third site for the new Chicago Bears stadium. The new concepts, released by developer Farpoint, show a domed stadium with a land bridge over DuSable Lake Shore Drive, leading to Lake Michigan, at the former Michael Reese Hospital property in Bronzeville.
Developers reveal proposal for new Chicago Bears stadium on city's South Side
The developers of a tract of land on Chicago's South Side have launched a Hail Mary they hope keeps the Bears in the city, revealing renderings for an enclosed stadium and mixed-use development on the site of the old Michael Reese Hospital.
Can the Bears be wooed by Michael Reese stadium plans? Here's the developer's pitch.
The aspirational pitch for the site south of McCormick Place comes as the team struggles to gain traction with its lakefront proposal and mulls a future in Arlington Heights.
New renderings show proposed Bear's stadium at Michael Reese Hospital site
In April, the Bears released plans for a new state-of-the art stadium on the lakefront next to Soldier Field, their current home. The Bears still own the $197 million 326-acre site in Arlington Heights.
Would Bears Bite On Michael Reese Stadium? Developers Pitch South Side Lakefront Site
While Mayor Brandon Johnson has backed the team's pursuit of a new Museum Campus stadium, development and park groups are trying to push the team further south to the former hospital site.
Renderings reveal potential domed Chicago Bears stadium in Bronzeville
The new concepts, released by developer Farpoint, show a domed stadium with a land bridge over DuSable Lake Shore Drive, leading to Lake Michigan, at the former Michael Reese Hospital property in Bronzeville.
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Bears resume studying Arlington Heights location for new stadium
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