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Determined to stay in Chicago and stymied on the lakefront, the Bears are at least considering the possibility of building a domed stadium to jump-start development of a new neighborhood on the old Michael Reese Hospital site, sources confirmed Tuesday.
Seven months ago, Bears President Kevin Warren summarily dismissed the 48.6-acre Reese site — acquired by the city for an Olympic Village that was never built — even after Friends of the Parks and the Civic Federation had urged the team to consider it.
Warren said the Reese site was among 10 to 12 possible stadium sites the Bears considered before settling on the lakefront just south of Soldier Field.