Chicago Bears bought Arlington Heights track only to build in Indiana?
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The skyline imagery is way overblown for football IMO. Put a roof on the stadium and it doesn’t matter. Having an entertainment area around the stadium for fans is all that matters for the attending fans. For TV, who cares?
So, Iowa was way out front with their Gare Bear and should bring him back (Gary Barta) . . . .
Bingo. Neither state "has the money". They're charging residents for it.
Indiana is being charged for the new stadium. That's the crux of the issue. Illinois (and Chicago proper) didn't really want to pay for more stuff that bad.
tours of steel mills and oil refineries, entertainment fans won’t find at any other stadium!
Actually what my dad wanted was tours of the breweries and free samples when we came to see the Twins and Cardinals.
Can St. Louis and Chicago just fall off with LA when then Big One happens?!
Here is the ultimate pettiness by my beloved City of Chicago. The mayor wanted to piss on downstate government officials. He ordered bulldozers to make huge X's on the runways so that it would essentially close Miegs Field (near Soldier Field) and force downstate folks to use O'Hare.
Daley may have the ability to act unilaterally to give Bears northerly island and lakefront property all the way to McCormick
one of the Chicago sports reporters said he wouldn’t put it past the state, Chicago and Bears to do this as a ploy to get a second NFl team in the city ( Jacksonville). He said it would be the most Chicago thing ever.
Jags just extorted Jacksonville for a $1.3 billion upgrade, so they won’t be looking for a few years
Read an article that mentioned if nothing changed, the difference in taxes would be ~ $200M/ year. As a Vikings fan, I’m hoping they end up staying in Illinois.
Small sample, but I think it’s reflective that most fans don’t care.
The Bears want it to seem apocalyptic so Illinois caves, and fans of partisan politics want it be a loss for incumbents
Chicago will still get a lot of business when things like Final Four, Super Bowl, concerts, etc come to the Bears Industrial Park. More than they would in AH.
I’m not sure the Bears will be able to invest enough in area for it to become the attraction they want, but if they do, a lot will occur on Illinois side of the state line. Possibly drawn by incentives Illinois can offer because they didn’t give in to the Bears
The Bears want it to seem apocalyptic so Illinois caves, and fans of partisan politics want it be a loss for incumbents
Chicago will still get a lot of business when things like Final Four, Super Bowl, concerts, etc come to the Bears Industrial Park. More than they would in AH.
I’m not sure the Bears will be able to invest enough in area for it to become the attraction they want, but if they do, a lot will occur on Illinois side of the state line. Possibly drawn by incentives Illinois can offer because they didn’t give in to the Bears
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