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  "textContent": "<p>Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down which veterans could get cut — or traded — this offseason.</p><p></p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"HtmlModule\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"html-embed-module-5b0000\" name=\"html-embed-module-5b0000\"></a><iframe src=\"https://wbez-rss.streamguys1.com/player/player260224155158-6787-53.html\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"740\" height=\"210\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"> </iframe> </div> </div><p></p><p><i>New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on </i><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/halas-intrigue\" target=\"_blank\" ><i><u>the podcast’s hub page</u></i></a><i>. 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Field overhaul</a> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-description\">Roughly $500 million would be spent on long-sought infrastructure improvements. The remaining $130 million would be used for replacement of stadium seats, an upgrade of Soldier Field’s concessions, restrooms, locker rooms, video and sound systems, and an overhaul of luxury skyboxes and club level lounges.</div> <div class=\"PagePromo-byline\"><div class=\"PagePromo-date\"> <bsp-timestamp data-timestamp=1771966462000 data-promo=\"true\"> <template data-date-tpl>[month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]</template> <span data-date> </span> </bsp-timestamp><span class=\"dot\"></span></div> <div class=\"PagePromo-author\"> <span>By </span><strong><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/fran-spielman\" >Fran Spielman </a></strong>  and  <strong><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/mitchell-armentrout\" >Mitchell Armentrout </a></strong> </div> <div class=\"PagePromo-readingTime\"> <span class=\"dot-divider\"></span> <svg class=\"PagePromo-readingTime-icon\"> <use xlink:href=\"#icon-clock-reading\"></use> 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  "title": "Halas Intrigue Bears podcast: Combining the possibilities",
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