A Journey Home: Why the Bears’ Interest in Arlington Heights Makes Complete Sense

Since September of 1971 the Chicago Bears have called Soldier Field home. This came after George Halas was informed by the recently merged NFL that all stadiums must have a minimum seating capacity of at least 60,000 to be considered a home venue. Prior to this, the Bears played all their home games at Wrigley Field, which had a considerably smaller capacity.

Interestingly enough, Soldier Field used to be the host for the then-Chicago Cardinals in 1959. In 1960 the football Cardinals moved elsewhere.