The Chicago Bears are set to kick off their preseason today. And once they begin playing games in Chicago – they will be at Solider Field. 

The team spent a big portion of the offseason pushing for a new stadium to be built on Chicago's lakefront. But statewide lawmakers balked at the idea of state tax dollars going to fund the stadium. Governor JB Pritzker has consistently said he doesn't favor public dollars for sports stadiums and as the Bears might try to rekindle stadium deal talks for the fall veto session, he says nothing looks like it would pass.

The Bears were offering to put $2 billion of their own money into the project. Researchers said the total cost to taxpayers could reach nearly $5 billion over the life of the stadium.