To make the Bears’ move to Arlington Park realistic, other NFL towns show what has to happen – Daily Herald*

Stanford professor emeritus Roger Noll, an economist and author of a book titled "Sports, Jobs and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums," said, "Almost no stadiums last as long as the lease. If a team doesn't get a new stadium or a major renovation of the old stadium within 25 years, it's gone."
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BB
5 years ago

Get out of Chicago!

debtsor
5 years ago

It’s the best thing in the world to put the Bears in Arl. Hts. Parking isn’t that big of a problem, if they put a large parking garage like Rosemont, and they have the metra parking lot, the court house parking lot across the street they can use (county would LOVE the extra revenue), and that large parking lot across the street for the sports complex, and those office buildings, all of which would LOVE to have a share of the $25 parking 8x – 10x a year on Sunday afternoons during the winter. Worst case scenario, people can park… Read more »

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