Chicago Fire FC Announces Plans to Build New, Privately Funded Soccer Stadium at ‘The 78’ in the City’s South Loop

Chicago Fire announce plans to build 22,000-seat stadium near downtown

The $650m project will anchor an incoming developmentStadium would be the 22nd soccer-specific venue in MLSThis Chicago Fire on Tuesday announced plans to build a $650m, soccer-specific stadium in the South Loop of Chicago – a venue that will be part of a large development project called “The 78.”The club aims to open the stadium in the spring of 2028, with the building of the venue itself requiring no public money, according to an announcement …

Fire plan to build $650M stadium at The 78

The Fire purchased a nine-acre parcel of land for the venue within The 78, a 62-acre mixed-use development planned by Related Midwest, and aims to open the facility for the 2028 MLS season.

Chicago Fire FC announces plans to build new, privately funded soccer stadium at ‘The 78’ in the city’s South Loop

CHICAGO — It looks like a resident will finally be moving in to anchor “The 78,” the vacant piece of land in Chicago’s South Loop that’s been a proposed site for several dev…

Fire plan $650M soccer-only stadium in South Loop's long dormant 'The 78' tract

Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto chose to build his own stadium at The 78 in part because it's the political path of least resistance, though it will require tens of millions in subsidies for utilities to prep the site.

The 78: What to know about the future Chicago neighborhood, soon home to Chicago Fire's new stadium

The new Chicago Fire stadium will be built as the anchor for the future Chicago neighborhood known as "The 78. But where exactly in the city is that?