The Chicago Bears say offer from the state of Illinois to help build a new Stadium is not good enough.
Gov. Pritzker should call their bluff.
"We offered help from the state to keep the Bears in Illinois at a dream spot for development in Arlington Heights at the site of the old Arlington Race Track. There is plenty of acreage for a stadium, parking, and the building of other venues. There is even a Metra Train stop at the cite. Contrast that to the Industrial, inconveniencely located area of Hammond Indiana, and you'd be fools not to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights."
"However, I will not allow Illinois taxpayers to be shaken down like this. When the Chicago Cubs renovated Wrigley Field and the neighborhood around the ballpark, they received no money from Illinois taxpayers. We put a good offer on the table, so work with us before we change our minds."
https://www.wndu.com/2026/04/23/illinois-passes-chicago-bears-stadium-bill-team-says-its-not-enough/
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A while ago I thought …The Chicago Barely There.
But yours is sooo much better.
I know a little about sports teams extorting the public. I was in Colorado when the Denver Broncos demanded a taxpayer funded stadium, removed the big "D" from their helmets, and talked about Toronto.
