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Bears may be giving up on a new Chicago stadium — and preparing to move

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The Bears on Friday alienated their biggest cheerleader in Springfield — and left their Chicago partner almost resigned to their departure — by signaling that the team may be giving up on Chicago in favor of building a domed stadium in Arlington Heights.

A statement released by the Bears on Friday simply confirmed the obvious: that the team has made “significant progress” with the new political leadership in Arlington Heights and it looks forward to continuing to “work with state and local leaders on making a transformative economic development project for the region a reality.