Individual game tickets for the Chicago Bears 2009 season at Soldier Field will go on-sale at Noon on July 25, 2009.  Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or through www.ticketmaster.com.

For the 2009 season, available tickets are priced at $68.00 to $350.00 per-game. For regular season games, there is a limit of four (4) tickets per customer per game. For preseason games, there is no limit on how many tickets may be purchased. Group ticket packages are not available for Bears games. Multiple ticket orders containing the same customer name, address, and/or credit card number that exceed the ticket limit may be cancelled without notice.

Wheelchair seating will be available for each home game through Ticketmaster. Should the wheelchair seating allocation through Ticketmaster become exhausted, fans with disabilities are encouraged to proceed with the purchase of conventional seating – if available – then call the Bears ticket office at 847-615-BEAR (2327) to arrange an exchange.

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In a letter being sent to season ticket-holders, Bears President Ted Phillips wrote that holding the line on ticket prices is a reward for the fans’ loyalty and passion.

Phillips commenting on the organization’s decision from the Sun Times:

“Frankly, it’s really no more complicated than taking a look at the very challenging economic environment that every fan, every person in America is facing,” Phillips said of the team¹s decision “It’s not just a down economic year, it’s an unprecedented situation that has huge impact on every citizen, and we felt for that reason it was the right thing to do.”

As a matter of fact, the Bears will actually pull in less revenue than in 2008 because the City of Chicago has raised the amusement tax by one percent to 9 percent.  Fear not faithful, Phillips assures us that this will not hamper the Bears spending spree in the upcoming Free Agency period:

“The short answer is no,” Phillips said when asked if Angelo’s budget would be impacted. “We’ve set that budget for the cash that we can spend on players. It’s typically pegged right around the cap and so it will be again this year. That being said, we are taking a look at every department and trying to find ways to cut back expenses and try to make operations more efficient.”

I have to give the team credit for not raising prices in these challenging economic times and frankly I’m shocked by this announcement.  That being said, I don’t believe a word they say about not letting it affect their free agent plans.   I didn’t expect the Bears to break the bank before this announcement and certainly don’t expect any bold moves after it.