The Fire today broke ground on the club’s "new 53,000-square-foot practice facility in the Roosevelt Square neighborhood" of Chicago. It was "another major step" in "one of the biggest projects" in club history. A ceremony was held at the Jane Addams Family Resource Center, with "remarks from Fire and city leaders." Being built at a reported cost of $80-90M, which "will be financed by the Fire," the club signed the "ground lease for the property that used to be ABLA homes for the Chicago Housing Authority back in March." Plans call for the "two-story performance center, two-and-a-half hybrid grass, and three synthetic turf fields to be built on that land." As part of the agreement to build on the property, the Fire will provide $8M of "community investment" (WGNTV.com, 4/25).
Fire break ground on new practice facility
