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Chicago Bears Rule Out Allowing Fans at Home Games

The Chicago Bears will keep fans out of home games indefinitely. The NFL franchise announced the decision Monday, after discussions failed to produce a consensus on safely hosting a limited number of fans at Soldier Field amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“After discussing a draft plan with city healthy officials, the Bears and the City of Chicago agreed the health metrics show that it is not the right time to welcome back fans to Solider Field,” the Bears said in a statement.

“The team and city will continue to monitor the environment and believe there can be a sound plan in place to bring fans back to Soldier Field once it is deemed safe and appropriate.”

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, an avowed Bears fan, said, “We applaud them for taking the right measures to protect their fans, athletes and staff.” The NFL left this season’s attendance policy to individual teams and cities.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).