Fairly certain I read that the Bears have paid off their portion, it's the City that owes money on Soldier Field. The Bears have been trying to get some sort of agreement going for a while meanwhile the state has only just started talking. This strikes me as pure posturing and negotiating just as you said. And everyone needs to play their part
My statement stands, Chicago is a horribly run city.
You are correct. The Bears have paid off their share of the 2003 renovations.
The city has nothing to do with the negotiations. The Bears, the state of Illinois and state of Indiana are the players here right now.
Okay yeah, thanks for clearing this up. Honestly I expect Kevin Warren to bounce a few years after getting the stadium deal done.
I would like a football guy to be in his role overseeing the GM. Kevin Warren was brought in for this reason more than any other. The Bears really didn't think this all through when it came to the infrastructure, property taxes, etc. They snapped up the Arlington Park land and are doing the due diligence part now, which is ass backwards and not totally surprising. They're also using the media to parrot their talking points to the public and make the state out to be the bad guys here. Illinois and Indiana tax payers do not need to be making concessions to billionaire NFL owners, but that's how this is going to play out.
AH deal was Bears pay construction costs, state funds infrastructure, and the only sticking point was Bears want a prop tax cap that they refuse to give them, right? And now, it's gotten worse as state reps won't even discuss the matter?
I think in the end you are right and that's what is going to happen. It's going to get worked out. IL and the Bears reach some kind of compromise and they start building in Arlington Heights.
Yep. For the loyalty this fanbase has shown over the last 40 years of garbage on field product to then be given the shaft like this...
Ted Phillips screwed this up from day 1.
All of the property tax and tax discussions between the Bears and Arlington Heights should have taken place before purchasing the land. Pretty basic stuff. They did not.
Except on game days. Then you would live 45 minutes away.
Yeah, not sure why this is even a story. I get trying to leverage, but I think it’s stupid for the Indiana legislature to waste any time on this. The first time Indiana was mentioned I laughed.
They seem to think it’s happening. I read one article mentioning how the Hammond mayor had tears in his eyes when it passed.
Fucking idiot.
Wait until you hear about Iowa throwing their hat in the ring
And soon the 2027 national champs.
Excuse me...1 hr 45 minutes lol...isn't Wolf Lake a dumping ground for chemicals from the surrounding plants?
Im thinking Nebraska...they dont have a professional team
That's an even bigger stretch. These are our elected officials falling for this. You would think there's at least one sports fan among them that can point to past history where owners of professional teams have used the same strategy to get what they want.
That's exactly why that dude is crying. The dude is letting his emotions rule. He sees what a significant impact this could have to the area, but he's not thinking with the logical part of his brain.
