Share A new, highly anticipated era for the is officially here, marked by the announcement of the franchise’s $38 million practice facility to be built in Bedford Park. In a press release shared Thursday morning, the franchise announced it would break ground — in partnership with the Village of Bedford Park — on the 40,000-square-foot facility this fall. The facility — which has been years in the making — will be located on the land next to the Wintrust Sports Complex near Midway Airport.
Sky co-owner and operating chairman Nadia Rawlinson told the Sun-Times the partnership included a monetary investment from the village. “They were willing to come in and put some skin in the game as we were too,” Rawlinson said. “We talk about our values and things we care a lot about.
Again, going back to communities, people who are aligned with what we believe, our vision but also we have the business side. It needs to work out financially, structurally and timeline wise.” Rawlinson added that Bedford Park contributed both financially and “strategically and how we’re thinking about this from both sides.
” Rawlinson declined to go into specifics on the financial breakdown and how much of the $38 million the Sky invested into the facility. The facility — which is scheduled to be completed by December 2025 — will include two regulation sized WNBA courts, private facilities for the players, player lounges, a film room, training room, private chef’s kitchen, locker .