Bears Stadium Saga Just Got A Major Plot Twist (wow!)

The more I see of Warren, the better I like him.  He strikes me as politically adept, a smooth talker and. most importantly, the prey drive of a Kodiak Bear.

I know I sound like a broken record, but I really wish the McCaskeys held off until they had him as their chief exec of football before starting the stadium effort.  Even if it meant canning Ted Philips when they got rid of Pace, Nagey, etc.

But a bit of defense for the Arlington Heights village government.  This doesn't make the news, but there is something of a groundswell NIMBY movement going on in Arlington Heights as a backlash to the stadium deal.  I'm a participant in the local Nextdoor groups and people have been actively circulating recall petitions for the mayor and the entire village board.  I suspect that some of this stuff is posturing to affect these movements.

If we go with the Arlington Park land, I'll dig up some more info, history, etc on it.  The northwest 30%- 40% of the property (south of US14 or NW Highway and east of IL53 or the expressway) was for stables, veterinary, some offices and a lot of housing for the stable staff.  I used to go to the gym with a couple of AH cops and they had some really nasty stories on what went on there.

So, these folks who go all NIMBY about  the Bears moving there have conveniently (hypocritically ??) ignored what was going on there for 50+ years.