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, noting Waukegan has “multiple large parcels, including lakefront property within 20 minutes of the PNC Center at Halas Hall, that could be developed into both the state-of-the-art and entertainment district the team has publicly expressed interest in building.”
Waukegan owns and controls available land that ticket-holders could easily access should the Bears build a stadium there, Taylor touted. The Bears have a lease to play home games at the Chicago Park District-owned Soldier Field until 2033, but are actively working to break away. The team in February spent almost $200 million to purchase the former Arlington Park race track property in Arlington Heights, but balking at the property tax tab after the Cook County assessor rest the property’s value to match that price, up from a 2021 valuation of around $33 million.
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