Great news, Chicago soccer fans: A brand-new 22,000-seat stadium is expected to be ready before the 2028 MLS season.
Owner and chairman of the Chicago Fire Football Club since 2018, Joe Mansueto built his business, family and life in the Windy City. Now the billionaire is planning to spend $650 million of his own cash on a new privately funded soccer stadium and entertainment district in the Chicago's South Loop . L ocated just south of Roosevelt Road, along the Chicago River, the stadium is expected to open in the spring of 2028 in Chicagoland’s newest neighborhood: The 78.
This literal game-changing project will anchor The 78, "a $7 billion mixed-use project planned by developer Related Midwest for 62 acres of former railroad property along the South Branch of the Chicago River in th