The Chicago Fire FC has announced plans to build a brand-new stadium in Chicago. This will be a soccer-specific stadium, in the vacant plot of land in the South Loop, known as "The 78," located along the Chicago River between Roosevelt Road,

The Chicago Fire unveiled plans to build a privately funded, soccer-specific stadium along the Chicago River on Tuesday.

After nearly a decade of big swings and misses, including a recent failed bid to build a new White Sox ballpark, The 78 and developer Related Midwest may have finally found an anchor tenant to kick-start the proposed mixed-use megadevelopment in the South Loop.