Bears should think big on lakefront domed stadium, state lawmaker says

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The Chicago Bears haven’t yet decided where they will focus their new stadium efforts — in Arlington Heights, where it bought the now-closed Arlington International Racecourse, or on land south of the team’s current home, Soldier Field, along Lake Michigan. But if they are dreaming of a new lakefront stadium, one state lawmaker says, make that dream a big one. If the Bears want to make the most of a potential lakefront stadium, a state lawmaker whose district includes Soldier Field wants the team to think big — by using a little-known VIP busway to make the lakefront more accessible and surrounding a new stadium with an entertainment district to attract fans before and after…