The city of Naperville is launching its own bid to try to lure the Chicago Bears to the sprawling western suburb, with the team on Friday admitting a stadium in Arlington Heights is no longer its 'singular focus.'
The city of Naperville is launching its own bid to try to lure the Chicago Bears to the sprawling western suburb - with the team on Friday admitting a stadium in Arlington Heights is no longer its "singular focus."
Bears spokesman Scott Hagel on Friday said the Arlington Heights stadium is "at risk," citing the property's tax assessment and a recent settlement with Churchill Downs, which they believe "fails to reflect the property is not operational and not commercially viable in its current state.""We will continue the ongoing demolition activity and work toward a path forward in Arlington Heights, but it is no longer our singular focus," Hagel said in a statement.
Touchdown Arlington, described as a grassroots business coalition, blamed "political foot dragging" for the potential loss of the site - while urging legislators and school board members to to go back to the table with the Bears to seal a deal. The group also acknowledged Naperville isn't the only community interested in recruiting the Bears.
The Bears in January said "property tax certainty is necessary for the Arlington Park project to move forward." A new stadium alone in Arlington Heights is estimated to cost at least $2.5 billion.
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