Daily Digs: Chicago Bears' Lakefront Stadium Plans, High School Stadium Complex, and more!

The Chicago Bears have released details on the team's plans for a new lakefront stadium.

The Bears are planning to build a state-of-the-art, domed lakefront stadium. The team is asking for the cost to be covered by a combination of public and private funding.

"We are excited to invest in the greatest city in the world to a stadium project and site improvements that will benefit Chicagoans and visitors," Bears chairman George McCaskey said. [ABC 7]

Dirt is moving in earnest after the official groundbreaking March 5 for a stadium at Badin High School, the co-ed Catholic high school on New London Road in Hamilton.

The Lanni Family Stadium at Matandy Sports Complex is scheduled to host its first football game in the fall of 2025.

Phase 1 will include two fields — the stadium field as well as a practice field just west of the stadium. Both are full synthetic playing fields. Also included will be an all-weather competition track around the stadium, bleachers on both sides, locker rooms, restrooms, a concession stand, press box, scoreboard and lighting.

Phase 2 will include items east of the track – an additional concession stand and restrooms, an alumni meeting room and maintenance building, and an east-side entrance to the stadium from the school’s upper parking lot.

Other aspects of the “Build A Brighter Badin” project include a Military and First Responders Memorial around the flag pole in front of the school, as well as a grotto to the Virgin Mary at a site to be determined. Both of these enhancements are being separately financed by alumni families. [Dayton Daily News]