The Chicago Bears seem to have shifted their attention for a new enclosed stadium back to the suburbs from the city’s lakefront, citing “significant progress” with local leaders to build on a tract of land they own in Arlington Heights.

The Bears are once again shifting their focus for where they'd like to build their next stadium. According to a new report from the Chicago Tribune, the franchise is once again planning to build a stadium complex in Arlington Heights after a project at the current downtown site of Soldier Field hasn’t been able to get off the ground.

It's not a done deal, but the Chicago Bears have shifted their focus for a new stadium back to the massive Arlington Heights property they purchased in 2023, backing away from a controversial proposal for a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.