LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Police are investigating a burglary that took place at Soldier Field overnight on Wednesday.
The burglary was discovered on Thursday morning, Luca Serra, the director of marketing and public relations of Soldier Field, told ESPN. The maintenance equipment stolen from Soldier Field was ride along mowers and John Deere gators that belong to the contractor of Soldier Field, not the stadium or the Chicago Bears.
The offenders ripped off the protecting fence line off its foundation to get the equipment. The estimated value of the theft and damage is $100,000.
(OP Side Note: Bears are on the Road this weekend.)