Phantom56 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Knowing Chicago, it will be 2032 before the dome opens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenHut Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 YES! Long overdue. Get the heck out of the dump that is Soldier Field. And, big cities are dying a slow death, of their own doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 In Chicago...it's not dying a slow death(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 There is a lot to do in Chicago. Downtown is lovely. All kinds of great restaurants. Great shopping and plenty of hotels. It's a big city and traffic can be tough at times, but nothing like L.A. If you fly in you can use public transportation to get anywhere. If you drive in you can basically leave your car at the hotel and get to the stadium and any where else in town. The largest educational music convention is held in Chicago every December (The Midwest Clinic). I also think it would be nice to go back to Madison for Finals, and if not for Finals I would like to see a major regional in Madison. There is no more DCI Midwest and I don't know why. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenHut Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 hours ago, oldbandguy said: In Chicago...it's not dying a slow death(s). Yes, it is. Crime everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenHut Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, jwillis35 said: There is no more DCI Midwest and I don't know why. Makes zero sense. Many of my most cherished memories as a marching member and audience member are from Warhawk stadium in Whitewater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbandguy Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, TenHut said: Yes, it is. Crime everywhere. I should have been clearer. The problem in Chicago is not "slow death". It's the MANY "fast deaths" that happen almost every day...and one of the reasons the Bears want out of Soldier Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenoris4Jazz Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 From what I've read, the dome suggestion by the mayor is a last-ditch, Hail Mary attempt at keeping the Bears in the city. According to the team, there is NO chance they're staying. The dome would be an attempt to use Soldier Field as a multi-purpose facility, but I don't know what backing there would be to spend $2 BILLION on a place with no permanent resident, i.e. sports franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 20 hours ago, Mello Dude said: Wouldn't it be cool if DCI moved finals for a year to Chicagoland? So much to do, lots of housing....new stadium. If and when this actually gets done, that stadium would be about 15 minutes away from my house. Great location, right next to a Metra station and tons of parking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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