Architect Edward Keegan writes an opinion piece for the CHICAGO TRIBUNE under the header, "With stadium plans, the Bears are proposing a barely veiled takeover of the lakefront." A private corporation is "looking to mold a large portion of Chicago’s precious lakefront into an entertainment district that supports its private operations." There "might be a public-private component to some of the new facilities," but Chicago has "historically kept private ventures off the public lands of the lakefront." The Bears occupancy of Soldier Field "should remain the anomaly, not the norm." A facility "tailor-made for fewer than a dozen days a year should not be driving the development of land dedicated to public use."
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