Chicago's Soldier Field Plan May Score

Chicago Sun-Times critic comments on the plan to make-over Chicago's famous sports stadium.

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December 5, 2000, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Name a Chicago site--let alone a sports stadium--that has left a longer trail of unfulfilled plans, failed proposals and broken promises than Soldier Field.The ultimate Soldier Field make-over comes before state legislators this week. The $578 million redo--which stuffs a new stadium halfway into the confines of the old and surrounds it with parkland--will be the talk of Springfield during the second part of the fall veto session that begins Tuesday."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: After 30 years, Soldier Field plan may score

Monday, December 4, 2000 in Chicago Sun-Times

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