Before the team’s Monday Night Football season kickoff, Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren beared down on the idea of leaving Chicago for a new stadium in Arlington Heights , declaring the “Bears belong to more than just Chicago.”

“For more than 50 years, Soldier Field has been our home. But so too were Wrigley Field, Memorial Stadium, and Staley Field,” Warren wrote in his annual letter to season ticket holders. “We hope Arlington Heights will soon join that list — not because of its steel, brick, or glass, but because it will house what is irreplaceable to this franchise: You. Our Fans. Our Family.”

The open letter was released just hours before Monday’s home opener — with the Bears on the national television broadcast stage — and as Warren tries to gin up support for a long-term pro

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