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Sun sets on a practice during last year's camp | Nicholas Holstein/The Daily Journal In the seven previous training camps they have held at Olivet Nazarene University, the Chicago Bears have never had a problem attracting crowds, with attendance totaling nearly 100,000 over the course of some of the busier camps. There are signs [...] By Kristen Zambo | A larger crowd than ever is expected this year for the Chicago Bears training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, and local leaders have been preparing for more traffic, crowded parking lots and an array of safety issues. The Bears return to Bourbonnais Friday, for the opening of the much-anticipated training camp. But [...] Straight from www.chicagobears.com: Individual game tickets for the Chicago Bears 2009 season at Soldier Field will go on-sale at Noon on July 25, 2009. Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or through www.ticketmaster.com. For the 2009 season, available tickets are priced at $68.00 to $350.00 per-game. For regular season games, there is a limit [...] The Chicago Bears and Olivet Nazarene University have agreed in principle to a deal that will keep the Bears’ training camp in Bourbonnais in 2010, Olivet spokesman Gary Griffin said this week. “We’ve agreed in principle to terms of contract,” Griffin said. “We just need to sit down and sign.” The Bears are planning to pick up [...] The Chicago Bears’ final training camp practice of 2009 will be held on Thursday, Aug. 20 — one day earlier than expected, team spokesman Scott Hagel said. The team will leave Bourbonnais on Thursday instead of Friday. The final practice will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20. The Sun-Times is reporting that the Chicago Bears have taken advantage of new NFL rules allowing teams to sell sponsorship spots on their jerseys. Make sure to keep checking bearscamp.org and daily-journal.com for updates in the coming days as the community prepares for the 2009 Chicago Bears Training Camp. And tell us when you see signs of camp coming. Send us your photos and stories. This Bleacher Report post leads me to believe the Bears’ secret weapon might be their receivers this year. Throw newly acquired quarterback Jay Cutler into the mix to sweep away all that other bad karma from the pocket, and we might have a good season. July 20th, 2009 | Tags: Jay Cutler, offense, Receivers | Category: Commentary | Leave a comment | Share:
According to this Sun-Times column, Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith and newly acquired QB Jay Cutler will be featured hosts at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Chicago next week. The event headliner will be President Barack Obama, who is making a brief stop in Chicago for the event. July 18th, 2009 | Tags: Chicago, Jay Cutler, Lovie Smith | Category: Business of football | Leave a comment | Share:
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Ask the editor: It’s that time to ‘Bear’ it all
Stepping up our training camp coverage
Caleb Benoit, Sports Editor
As perhaps the area’s biggest sporting event approaches, we are getting all hands — and reporters’ notebooks — on deck.
The National Football League’s Chicago Bears will hold their first training camp practice of the summer on Friday, July 31, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, and [...]