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The Chicago Bears have shifted their focus to the parking area south of Soldier Field, their current home, in their quest for a new domed stadium.
There, in a statement released Monday, the team says it will invest more than $2 billion in private money in a publicly-owned stadium and park space.
The plans call for creating nearly 20% more open space than exists now, public plazas compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, more landscaping and plantings and increased public access to the lakefront.