Chicago officers have been making efforts to entice the Bears to stay at Soldier Field, and on Sunday morning a potential developer launched a grandiose new video that showcases a slew of facilities aimed toward maintaining the crew within the metropolis, together with a dome.

The video, launched by a bunch known as the Reimagine Soldier Field Coalition, is sort of six minutes lengthy, and contains a fly-by of areas each in and across the stadium, together with a brand new transit hub and live performance house that may increase the stadium’s footprint.

The group is spearheaded by Landmark Development, who has partnered with quite a few skilled sports activities franchises, together with the Minnesota Vikings on the development of U.S. Bank Stadium. The group additionally helped spearhead a large renovation and redevelopment of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, in addition to the development on MetLife Stadium, dwelling of the New York Giants and Jets.

The foremost spotlight of the video is the stadium itself, with the proposal centering on a brand-new glass dome that may defend the inside from the weather and probably draw curiosity from all kinds of companions, together with the NFL, NCAA and live performance promoters. The goal could be to host Super Bowls and Final Fours, each of that are at present inconceivable due to the outside nature of the stadium.

In addition to the dome, a number of new options could be added to the stadium, together with golf equipment on each the east and west sides that may permit followers to not solely meander among the many iconic colonnades, but in addition to soak within the views of each town and Lake Michigan.

A veteran’s memorial was additionally proposed throughout the stadium to pay homage to these for whom the constructing was named.

Other facilities, together with a brand new collection of skyboxes, golf equipment and lounges, have been additionally included within the plans, with the goal of bumping up the stadium’s seating capability.

Across DuSable Lake Shore Drive, the builders have proposed a brand new space known as One Central Station, which might permit entry to the stadium web site by way of CTA, Amtrak and Metra rail strains, in addition to a people-mover referred to as the “Chi-Line.”

The new transit heart would additionally embody eating places and tailgating house, based on the movie.

Finally, the brand new plan requires a efficiency house on the north garden of the stadium, simply in entrance of the Field Museum on the north facet of the campus.

These plans come amid a concerted push by metropolis officers to persuade the Bears to stay in Chicago after the crew introduced that it had entered into a purchase order settlement with Arlington Heights for the location of the previous Arlington International Racecourse. That deal might probably be finalized within the coming months.

The crew intends to construct a domed stadium on the location, and is at present engaged on plans for a large leisure district round that complicated. They are at present in negotiations with village officers, with the crew probably asking for public funding for infrastructure across the 326-acre web site.

In repeated statements, the crew has stated that it’s solely targeted on the Arlington web site, and that they haven’t been in negotiations with town of Chicago about any modifications to Soldier Field, the place their lease is ready to run out in 2032.

The Chicago Bears’ potential transfer to Arlington Heights grew to become nearer to actuality this week because the village board permitted a pre-development plan for the large mission.