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Established in 1920 , the Chicago bears is one of the oldest NFL franchises , that started its sports journey as the Stanleys in Decatur , Illinois . After it won its first league championship in 1921 , the franchise was renamed to the Chicago Bears . Today , the franchise has an operating income of US $ 62mn , and its home ground is the Soldier Field which opened in 2003 , costing US $ 630mn to build and has a capacity of 61,500 . www . businesschief . com