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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 33 MIN

Community Members Want More Input On Chicago Fire’s New Stadium

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons

Real estate developer Related Midwest bought the 62-acre site (known as The 78) back in 2016. On Tuesday, it broke ground for the Chicago Fire’s new soccer stadium. The project’s developers have made many promises to the city from affordable housing, economic growth and developed riverfront. But some residents of neighboring communities still have concerns. To find out what these concerns are and how developers, sports organizations and neighbors can all work together, In the Loop hears from Sarah Tang with the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community and Roderick Wilson with Lugenia Burns Hope Center. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

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Real estate developer Related Midwest bought the 62-acre site (known as The 78) back in 2016. On Tuesday, it broke ground for the Chicago Fire’s new soccer stadium. The project’s developers have made many promises to the city from affordable...

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