CHICAGO — It looks like a resident will finally be moving in to anchor "The 78," the vacant piece of land in Chicago's South Loop that's been a proposed site for several developments over the years, most recently a new White Sox stadium.

But a different Chicago pro sports team, the Fire of Major League Soccer, is now poised to move into the 62-acre site along the Chicago River at Roosevelt Road, developed by Related Midwest and called "The 78" for its potential to become the city's 78th neighborhood.

The Fire announced plans early Tuesday morning for a privately financed $650 million, 22,000-seat soccer stadium at "The 78." The stadium will be open-air with a natural grass field and, according to the team, will be the first part of a larger, mixed-use district that will take shape around

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