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Chicago Bears: historic NFL franchise rooted at Lake Forest’s Halas Hall
Founded in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys and renamed the Chicago Bears in 1922, the franchise stands among the NFL’s oldest and most decorated, with nine league championships, including Super Bowl XX [1]. The club trains and operates out of Halas Hall in Lake Forest, with home games played in the Chicago area [1].The Bears compete in the NFL’s NFC North, a divisional race that defines their regular-season slate and rivalries [1][2]. As of mid‑2024, the organization’s leadership includes chairman George McCaskey and general manager Ryan Poles [1].