Chicago Bears unveil plans for new lakefront stadium

The Bears are aiming to break ground in the summer of 2025, with a planned grand opening in the summer of 2028. To stay up to date on news and information regarding the stadium project, visit StadiumforChicago.com.

The Bears are planning to contribute $2.3 billion, including a $300 million loan from the NFL, to the $3.2 billion cost of the stadium, and will seek $900 million in public funding through 40-year bonds issued by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, which helped fund the 2002 renovation of Soldier Field, as well ...

The team said they're ready to front $2 billion of an estimated $4.75 billion price tag. Although Frank Bilecki, executive director of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, told the Chicago Sun-Times that number is more like $6.9 billion.