In past decades, threats by the Bears to relocate from Soldier Field, its home since 1971 after nearly 50 years at Wrigley Field, to Hoffman Estates, Aurora and even Gary, sent state and city politicians scrambling to put together a deal that included public financing to keep the team in Chicago. But the Bears’ Arlington Heights announcement has found political leaders taking a more measured tone, reflecting the current shape of state and city finances and public attitudes over how tax dollars are spent.
Heritage Explains. 10/10/2021. Lori Lightfoot says “Bye Bye” to the Chicago Bears? When the news broke that the owners of the Chicago Bears football team purchased a massive piece of property in a suburb 30 miles outside of Downtown Chicago, the narrative quickly developed that The Bears could be leaving their historic stadium for the suburbs. Many news outlets say it’s because the owners see more opportunity to make profit, they’ll have an easier time with things like sports betting, generational change in ownership, or maybe it’s just time. But we wonder if there are other factors at work here. In… Read more »
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.
Heritage Explains. 10/10/2021. Lori Lightfoot says “Bye Bye” to the Chicago Bears? When the news broke that the owners of the Chicago Bears football team purchased a massive piece of property in a suburb 30 miles outside of Downtown Chicago, the narrative quickly developed that The Bears could be leaving their historic stadium for the suburbs. Many news outlets say it’s because the owners see more opportunity to make profit, they’ll have an easier time with things like sports betting, generational change in ownership, or maybe it’s just time. But we wonder if there are other factors at work here. In… Read more »