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The potential next home for the NFLs Chicago Bears could be realized on the South Side following a proposal for a lakefront renewal of the Michael Reese Hospital site in Bronzeville. The new, $3.2 billion alternative from a pair of local developers would replace the now-stalled Soldier Field redevelopment and new stadium plan fromManica that has been criticized since last year with a design whose renderings are credited to Lamar Johnson Collaborative.Image rendering courtesy Farpoint Development and Lamar Johnson CollaborativeImage rendering courtesy Farpoint Development and Lamar Johnson CollaborativeIt offers the city a mixed-use district with another open-air stadium, a 20-acre 'park bridge', and 4,500 units of housing linking the site with McCormick Place to its north. The City Council hadpreviously approved a SOM-led redevelopment of the Michael Reese site in 2021.Image rendering courtesy Farpoint Development and Lamar Johnson CollaborativeThe Bears, whose current lease e...