Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is set to make an announcement Monday afternoon regarding the city’s Museum Campus.
Earlier this month, an advisory panel recommended the mayor consider renaming Soldier Field to raise money and “explore the feasibility” of enclosing the stadium with a dome or roof.
The panel also recommended transforming Solidarity Drive into a year-round plaza, creating educational programs for kids and adding large-scale art to rejuvenate the campus.
The panel’s work marks Lightfoot’s attempt to keep the Chicago Bears, who are exploring a possible move to Arlington Heights, deflect blame if the venerable sports team leaves, and identify potential ways to improve a stretch of land that also includes the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium and the McCormick Place lakefront building.
The press conference is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. CT.
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