The Chicago Bears' "sole focus" is on constructing a new stadium in suburban Arlington Heights, Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren said Friday, doubling down on a shift in direction announced less than three months earlier.

Speaking at a news conference alongside Bears Chairperson George McCaskey, Warren said weekly meetings are taking place between team leadership and village officials -- and the team's goal is to break ground by the end of 2025.

"We are still extremely focused on Arlington Heights, on building our stadium there," the president and CEO stated. "That's the plan."

Warren said the team "strongly believes" Arlington Heights is the only place within Cook County that will permit the construction of a stadium with a fixed roof.

Prior to Friday's news briefing, the Bears

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