"Lightfoot faces a difficult political challenge while negotiating with the Bears. Should the team leave, a segment of residents could blame her. But she’ll also catch heat if the team stays at the lakefront and struggling Chicagoans think she gave them too big a public subsidy to do so. By promising to make a 'compelling financial case' for them to stay, Lightfoot risks looking weak or ineffectual if the team leaves town."
Well, that does make the pig look prettier. The problem is that the bears will still play like the bears and there is nothing pretty about that.
NoHope4Illinois
4 years ago
The Bears have a shot at doing what the Rams did at SoFi in terms of fan experience in AH. Imagine a Super Bowl at the new Bears stadium – it could happen. Will never happen at SF.
The experience of driving a car to the stadium on wide, mostly congestion free and safe suburban roads, ample parking, an entertainment complex for pre and post game festivities, a modern experience in a modern stadium, surrounded by residential neighborhoods, and trees, and no riff-raff trying to mug or carjack fans?
Sounds too good to be true!
Ex Illini
4 years ago
If they don’t take her offer the insults will fly. Lightweight doesn’t like it when you don’t do what she wants.
Lori should demonstrate her sincerity by fighting the mayor of AH. Bare knuckle! Lori would be disqualified for dirty fighting!
Henry Hatch
4 years ago
If the McCashkey family goes into negotiations with chiraq, count on Big Shot LL to offer them anything they want and they will get it unless the city council steps in. It’s what she does. She has never won a legitimate negotiation in chiraq. The other side always get what they want except for the CPD. Big Shot hates them so much she won’t give anything they need or deserve.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Lori talking about the bears! Lori, nobody cares about the bears including the McCaskeys. Try doing something useful!
Putting a roof on Soldier Field is like putting lipstick on a pig
Well, that does make the pig look prettier. The problem is that the bears will still play like the bears and there is nothing pretty about that.
The Bears have a shot at doing what the Rams did at SoFi in terms of fan experience in AH. Imagine a Super Bowl at the new Bears stadium – it could happen. Will never happen at SF.
The experience of driving a car to the stadium on wide, mostly congestion free and safe suburban roads, ample parking, an entertainment complex for pre and post game festivities, a modern experience in a modern stadium, surrounded by residential neighborhoods, and trees, and no riff-raff trying to mug or carjack fans?
Sounds too good to be true!
If they don’t take her offer the insults will fly. Lightweight doesn’t like it when you don’t do what she wants.
Sounds like Pritzker also
Lori should demonstrate her sincerity by fighting the mayor of AH. Bare knuckle! Lori would be disqualified for dirty fighting!
If the McCashkey family goes into negotiations with chiraq, count on Big Shot LL to offer them anything they want and they will get it unless the city council steps in. It’s what she does. She has never won a legitimate negotiation in chiraq. The other side always get what they want except for the CPD. Big Shot hates them so much she won’t give anything they need or deserve.