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Report: Bears New Stadium Plan Projected to Cost $4.6B; Half from Public Financing

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The Chicago Bears haven't won a playoff game in 13 years, but they reportedly plan on asking residents of their city to foot a $2.3 billion bill to help build a new stadium south of their current Soldier Field home.

According to a Tuesday report from the Chicago Tribune, the NFC North team is on the verge of announcing a new $4.6 billion plan for an enclosed stadium along the Chicago lakefront. The plan will call for $3.2 billion to build the stadium and an additional $1.4 billion in infrastructure improvements.

Yet the Bears intend to cover just $2.