Halas Hall

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Halas Hall is a building complex in Lake Forest, Illinois, that serves as the Chicago Bears' headquarters. The building hosts the team's front office, as well as indoor and outdoor practice facilities. The franchise spent 20 million dollars to build the complex in 1997. It is four miles west of the original Halas Hall.^[1]

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^ The Official Website of the Chicago Bears, Highlights from the 1990s, chicagobears.com, Retrieved on July 26, 2007.

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