Bears release details on Arlington Heights site, make case for public subsidy

The Chicago Bears will "seek no public funding for direct stadium structure construction" of on the site of the Arlington International racecourse, but the team will seek "additional funding and assistance" for the broader, mixed-use development it called one of the largest in Illinois history.

The Bears laid the groundwork for a tax increment financing subsidy or some other form of state or local assistance for the broader development on the 326-acre site in an open letter released just two days before a community meeting at which conceptual plans are expected to be released.

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Bears release details on Arlington Heights site, make case for public subsidy

Though the Bears will not seek public funds to build a stadium, "we look forward to partnering with the various governmental bodies to secure additional funding and assistance needed to support the feasibility of the remainder of the development," the team wrote.

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