The Chicago City Council approved on Thursday Chicago Fire owner Joe Mansueto’s plan to build a 22,000-seat soccer stadium on The 78, the South Loop megadevelopment site along the South Branch of the Chicago River. It was the Fire’s last major hurdle before construction crews could break ground.

Council members also cleared the way for several developers to create hundreds of new apartments in the downtown financial district. The projects are part of LaSalle Street Reimagined, an effort started under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to transform aging office towers along LaSalle Street into a new residential neighborhood.

Mansueto wants the stadium at The 78 finished in time for Major League Soccer’s 2028 season. The $750 million project has been on the fast track since it was announced in

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