Let the Chicago Bears move to the suburbs
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Let the Chicago Bears move to the suburbs

ByKyle W. Bell

See? You can fill Soldier Field without the Bears. The Chicago Bears have dropped hints of a possible move from Soldier Field to the suburbs for weeks. They are one step closer with the announcement that they intended to purchase the Arlington International Racetrack in Arlington Heights. Let’s make one thing clear: the city of…

Film and TV production pumped $560 million into Illinois in 2019
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Film and TV production pumped $560 million into Illinois in 2019

ByThe Chicago Edge

Film, television, and other media productions are an increasingly large part of the Illinois economy. The industry had an estimated economic impact of $560 million in 2019, an increase of 18 percent over 2018. The data comes from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special…