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Bears willing to work with White Sox on stadium funding NBC Chicago [Video]

Chicago Bears CEO Kevin Warren said that the team would still prefer to build a new stadium within city limits, and expressed a willingness to work with another team in securing funding for the project.

Speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago, Warren said that he’s aware of “how difficult” projects like the proposed stadium can be, but that the benefits would far outweigh the drawbacks, bringing marquee events and new jobs to the city.

“We’re missing out on concerts, multiple megaevents, including Super Bowls, Final Fours,” he said. “It will grow (our) businesses. If we don’t wrap our arms around some of these construction projects, we’re going to fall behind as a city and we need to do more as a city here in Chicago.”

Warren said that compared to other cities like Nashville and Toronto, Chicago is lagging far behind in new construction projects, and as a result …

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