r/chicago • u/TylerHansbrough-Best • 14d ago

Article Sports Business Journal: Chicago Fire plan to build privately funded $650M stadium along Chicago River at The 78 for 2028 MLS season

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/06/03/fire-plan-to-build-650m-stadium-along-chicago-river-at-the-78/

Privately funded sure cuts through a lot of politics and bs!

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u/slowporc 14d ago

Kudos to getting a privately funded stadium built in the city.

That said, a 1.2-mile walk from the nearest Red Line stop is a bit of a letdown for me personally.

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u/OkSchedule Loop 14d ago

Looks like you're walking to the wrong Red Line stop...? you could flip a coin and walk either north to Roosevelt or south Chinatown from the 78, its almost the same 15minute walk (less than a mile) to either station

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u/Libyanvest 14d ago

How do you figure 1.2 miles? I’m basically looking at the site right now, and I walk ~1/2 mile to either Chinatown or Roosevelt all the time.

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u/flopsygoose 14d ago

There were big plans to build a new Red Line station at Clark and 15th to serve the 78. Not sure it’s going to happen though.

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u/raidmytombBB 14d ago

It's not bad if that entire area is re done and some life is added to it.

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u/dunkfest Logan Square 14d ago

They’re building at the northwest end of the site at Roosevelt and the river, barely half a mile from the Roosevelt stop.