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[Ben Bradley – WGN] One hour before it’s unveiled, Gov. Pritzker throws cold water on the Bears’ new stadium plan: “I remain skeptical and I wonder whether its a good deal… there are a lot of priorities and I’m not sure this is among the highest priorities for taxpayers”

  • April 24, 2024


[Ben Bradley – WGN] One hour before it’s unveiled, Gov. Pritzker throws cold water on the Bears’ new stadium plan: “I remain skeptical and I wonder whether its a good deal… there are a lot of priorities and I’m not sure this is among the highest priorities for taxpayers”

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  1. Between these comments and what happened in Kansas City recently, I wonder if the dam has broken on the “no public funding for stadiums” reservoir. I don’t think there’s been any recent polling in Chicago/Illinois, but I’d imagine the prospect of additional tax hikes is extremely unpalatable to most of the populous. There just does not seem to be any appetite for this sort of project and I think there should be very close scrutiny paid towards any significant traction that the Bears’ plans get (and yes, I am out-and-out saying that the Bears will only be able to get this done by bribing our politicians).

  2. Tbh that’s not that bad of a response, I wouldn’t call it cold water. He’s being pragmatic, but ultimately I think the Bears presentation would really have to blow everyone away to have a chance. Hard to swallow a $4.6B price tag which is like 2-3 times more expensive than other new stadiums.

  6. I want Bears to actually pay for stadium. At the same time City needs to relinquish the land in order to do so.

    Otherwise since the building is essentially leased city should aid as a can’t have cake and eat it too.

  7. The billionaires want to tax you and charge admission to watch millionaires play a game.

    This is the bread and circus they condescendingly give you.

  8. This is pretty consistent with his statements on the Arlington Heights stadium and the Sox sniffing around for a new stadium.

  10. I live and die Chicago Bears.

    But there is absolutely no fucking way I am ok with them getting public money for a new stadium with everything else Chicagoans need right now.

  11. The McCaskeys are loser owners. They have not won enough to expect the taxpayer to pay for their stadium.

  14. I’ll throw serious cash if they set it up as an actual public fund. I’d love to collect dividends from the Chicago Bears.

    But yeah, 2+ billion in taxpayer money to the McCaskeys. Get absolutely bent, George and Ginnie, fuck no.

  17. Anyone else think they may be doing this to just say “we tried with the city” and then just move forward with the Arlington site?

  18. Good that is the smart thing to do. New stadium rendering looks amazing. But the billionaires can pay for that shit. We’ve been stretched thin enough.

  20. Great public relations move all around….the Bears say they want to stay in the city and have explored every option, the governor says no to public funding…..

    The Bears build a stadium in Arlington Heights and they aren’t the bad guys because they tried…..the governor isn’t the bad guy because he is looking out for the taxpayers……

    Everybody wins!!!!

    And tomorrow is the draft and we will forget all about this.

  21. We are still paying for the 2002-2003 renovation of Soldier Field. The fact that this is even being considered is aggravating.

  22. I love football, I love my Chicago Bears, but absolutely no public money should go to a super rich owner of a private league. Take a loan like the rest of us peasants.

  23. McCaskeys severely overestimating our love of a perennial mediocre bears football team and cheap skinflint billionaires. All so they can increase their sale price in the near future. Fk em. Move. We will get a new team with zero baggage. Bring it on.

    It’s pretty common knowledge now that stadiums are a raw deal for taxpayers. In fact I want any supporters to show us one stadium deal that was good for taxpayers.

  24. I agree with the Governor, why the fuck are we giving handouts to these billionaires? Everyone cries about giving assistance to poor families but when they billionaires get millions no one says shit. Not to mention the ownership group is the cheapest around known to not care about winning

  25. You’d think these owners could get a loan using their billion dollar franchises as collateral…

  26. You want a brand new stadium?

    Use your own goddamn money to build it, I’ve never been to a live Bears game because they’re shit and the location already sucks anyways so fuck you

    Use your own money

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