It's a typical Chicago s***show. Bears purchased a horse race track in Arlington Heights for $100+ million, allegedly for new stadium. Bears and Arlington Heights squabbled over tax breaks. Governor said there would be no money from state. City of Chicago at first said no to a new stadium. It's still in the hole for $600 million for the Soldier Field reno. Then the city came up with some proposals and the Bears appeared to be willing to work with them. Then a couple of weeks ago Bears said they are proceeding with plans for a stadium in Arlington Heights.
Footnote: 20 years ago when Bears were looking to build a new stadium, his highness King Richard Daley II proclaimed they would stay at a renovated Soldier Field, hence the spaceship on the old field. Chicago missed out on an opportunity to build a domed stadium elsewhere downtown when lawmakers were more amenable to providing stadium construction revenue. A dome in Chicago no doubt would have landed the Super Bowl every few years.