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Bound for Bourbonnais, Bears fans? Circle these dates

Here's when to go With training camp opening Saturday for the Bears, Olivet Nazarene University is the next best thing to Soldier Field for fans hungry for football. The Bears will conduct training camp through Aug. 11 at Olivet and fans will be able to watch practice free of charge, though tickets are required. Parking is free as well.N-G copy editor J.J. Lockwood offers up three key dates to see first-year coach Matt Nagy, quarterback Mitch Trubisky and other Bears in Bourbonnais:

Family Weekend, July 27-28

There will be special giveaways, autograph opportunities with some of your favorite Bears' alums, a Build-A-Bear activation, appearances by the Monster Squad and Chicago Bears Drumline, and much more.