Cost to Bears for breaking Soldier Field lease? Peanuts compared to price tag for a new stadium in suburbs.

[ASFN Admin]

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Bears recently announced a bid to buy land for a possible new stadium in Arlington Heights, Mayor Lori Lightfoot cast doubt on the team skipping town by holding up its lease with the city. “The Bears are locked into a lease at Soldier Field until 2033,” Lightfoot said in a statement, dismissing the possibility of the charter NFL franchise leaving Chicago after 100 ...

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