Given where Chicago is right now this new stadium proposal is a bad idea and a bad deal – Wirepoints on The Chicago Way with John Kass
Ted was on The Chicago Way with John Kass and Jeff Carlin to discuss the proposed $5 billion lakefront stadium project proposed by the Chicago Bears & Mayor Brandon Johnson, why Chicago is struggling compared to other metro areas across the country, why the city might or might not go the way of Detroit, and more.
That area is economically depressed. I live in Morgan Park not far from the unabated declining shopping corridor. Years ago though it was vibrant. The housing and the business / shopping climate have taken an enormous downward toll. Pouring millions into that four block interior at this time or near future may prove unfruitful. There are a few clusters of middle – upper middle class, albeit, that group presently does not shop in the quadrant. Overall, the area is sweltering in low income sphere and crime. A robust comeback would be great but risky.