Report: Total cost to taxpayers for Bears' new lakefront stadium would be almost $7 billion
The Chicago Bears are trying to convince city and state government officials that building a state-of-the-art, domed stadium along the lakefront is a good investment. A report this weekend, however, says taxpayers will pay a hefty price for it. According to the Sun-Times, Illinois Sports Facilities Authority executive director Frank Bilecki says the overall cost to taxpayers to build the new stadium the Bears proposed last week would be $6.9 billion.
