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Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924 and reconstructed in 2003, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears from the National Football League (NFL) since 1971, [ a ] as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) from 1998 to 2006 and since 2020.
The Near South Side is a community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, just south of the downtown central business district, the Loop.The Near South Side's boundaries [3] are as follows: North—Roosevelt Road (1200 S); South—26th Street; West—Chicago River between Roosevelt and 18th Street, Clark Street between 18th Street and Cermak Road, Federal between Cermak Road and the ...
In 1980, the Chicago Tribune reveled that the Bears were considering playing their 1980 regular season games at the stadium, if they couldn't sign a lease extension with the Chicago Park District, who owns Soldier Field. In 1998, then-Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley proposed that the Bears share New Comiskey Park with the White Sox.
Wintrust Arena at McCormick Square, previously referred to as DePaul Arena or McCormick Place Events Center, [6] is a 10,387-seat sports venue in the Near South Side community area of Chicago that opened in 2017.
The Chicago Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal Wednesday for an enclosed stadium next door to their current home at Soldier Field as part of a major project that would transform the city ...
Soldier Field is a football stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Since 1971 Soldier Field has been home of the National Football League's Chicago Bears, and is the oldest NFL stadium. With a capacity of 61,500, it is the second smallest stadium in the NFL. Soldier Field reopened in 2003 after an extensive interior ...
The Bears are one step closer to potentially leaving Soldier Field. Bears finalize purchase of site for potential Soldier Field replacement in Arlington Heights Skip to main content
Location: Chicago, Illinois: Time zone: UTC-6 (UTC-5 DST): Coordinates: 1]: Capacity: 100,000+ (total stadium capacity) [2]: Owner: Chicago Park District [3]: Broke ground: August 11, 1922 [3]: Opened: October 9, 1924 (as stadium) [3] May 19, 1935 (first race on track): Closed: July 4, 1970 (final race on track) –venue still in use for other purposes: Architect: Holabird & Roche [3]: Major ...