The Chicago Bears have hired an architecture firm and consultants to help them draw up plans for a new stadium in Arlington Heights, sending the latest signal that the team is serious about bolting from Soldier Field in favor of the suburbs.
The conceptual blueprints will be spearheaded by Manica Architecture, a Bears spokesperson said Thursday. That’s the Kansas City firm that designed the Las Vegas Raiders’ new $2 billion home, Allegiant Stadium, which opened in 2020.
The Bears also retained CAA Icon, a Denver sports management consulting firm that advised the Ricketts family during their Wrigley Field renovations.