Mayor Brandon Johnson continues push to keep Bears in Chicago after Illinois lawmakers punt on stadium deal – CBS2 (Chicago)

Johnson has continued to push for the city's 2024 plan of relying on the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority and its 2 percent hotel tax to help fund a new Bears stadium on the lakefront, along with the team paying for a portion of the construction cost.
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Call my shrink
41 minutes ago

I listened to that show yesterday. First a publicly owned stadium by the taxpayers. That scares me. At what cost to us. The state is not going to chip in so besides the stadium who pays for the infrastructure improvements. We are still paying for the White Sox stadium. The hotel tax will pay for it. Very speculative. With the way this city is played in national news why would you come here. And I would also like to point out we used to be a convention center. I rarely hear a convention except for autos in town. I think… Read more »

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