Chicago Bears bought Arlington Heights track only to build in Indiana?
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arguably better for the Bears that there’s not much around. It means anything built by them is not competing for traffic. A ******* Applebees would do well
That’s assuming they have the ability to invest, as it also means it will take a lot more investment to make this a pull outside of game days, and to retain game day traffic from heading straight back
For big events, Chicago will absolutely retain much of the traffic.
Really? I mean the Loews is nice. It’s a rough neighborhood to walk around.
More effective would be to offer the NFL and an owner with real money the lakefront for development if granted a 2nd franchise.
With LA off the board, the other 30 owners need another city to hang over their taxpayer serfs
Its would be odd to me if any of the KC teams leave Missouri. The dynamic in KC with the "border war" history makes KC's situation way different imo. I want KCMO to keep the teams. Other than downtown thats all the MO side has left.
Why are you saying "if"? Aren't the Chiefs moving to the Kansas side of the border?
This article spells out the reason Illinois (or any states) shouldn’t be putting up a bunch of money for a football stadium.
fortune.com
American taxpayers have spent $33 billion on sports stadiums. They got fewer seats—and higher prices | Fortune
"No one has ever built a new stadium and made tickets cheaper. No one’s trying to.”
The feds should ban public investment in professional sports properties. End the rat race between states and municipalities and the ransom threats from billionaire owners. The Bears cash flowed $650m last year. And as that article points out, fans continue to be priced out. The NFL has a legal monopoly; not paying for their investment costs is the least we can do. Of course, billionaires are more influential campaign donors than the direction less masses.This article spells out the reason Illinois (or any states) shouldn’t be putting up a bunch of money for a football stadium.
American taxpayers have spent $33 billion on sports stadiums. They got fewer seats—and higher prices | Fortune
"No one has ever built a new stadium and made tickets cheaper. No one’s trying to.”
This is the way. You are always going to have some desperate city or state willing to shell out to get a team to move. The only way to stop this cycle would be to ban it federally.
Why should the feds be involved?
If Illinois wants to shell out a billion to put Bears helmets on the lions in front of the Art Institute every decade or so
Have at it.
Nothing says small government like using taxes to buy multiple billion dollar stadiums for billionaires.More government is usually not a good answer....
