On Wednesday, the Chicago Fire announced plans to construct 50 mini-pitches throughout the Chicagoland area over the next five years. The U.S. Soccer Foundation and the City of Chicago will also be contributing to the effort.
The announcement was made at Gage Park— where two of the asphalt fields were built last summer — on the city’s Southwest side.
Each of the fields will be roughly the size of a tennis court, have an asphalt surface, lines, small goals and a surrounding fence and will cost roughly $60,000 to build, per the Chicago Tribune.