Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2022
Bears’ George McCaskey: new stadium ‘our 100-year opportunity’
Bears chairman George McCaskey speaks in Arlington Heights on Thursday night.George McCaskey didn’t always believe the Bears needed a home of their own.
Now, the Bears chairman said, is the time.
“I would compare it to a homeowner that rents for year after year after year,” he said Friday at Halas Hall. “I mean, there are advantages to that— but there are some significant disadvantages to that also.”
The Bears do rent — from the Chicago Park District— and their disadvantages at Soldier Field include playing in one of the league’s smallest stadiums, which is outclassed by the amenities of most of the NFL’s modern stadiums.
