Great Place for the Bears

 

 

unused and hopelessly obsolete 

The Lakeside building is almost 60 years old and has been under-utilized since well before Covid. It's a big money loser. Sooner or later, it will be demolished. 

McPier should build build the new Bears stadium on this site. With just a little

shoreline modification, the footprint would be perfect. Most of the infrastructure (parking, rail lines, roads) is already in place. So is the financing mechanism used by McPier in the past. The project will create thousands of construction jobs and serve as an economic catalyst for the near south side. 

It's time for our leaders to start thinking creatively instead of just shutting down every proposal. There has to be a solution helps the city and protects the public interest.