Bears thought they got their stadium on lakefront

Sounds like the Illinois politicians gave the McCaskey family a cold shoulder... LOL, like they told 'em to just go away.  And these are the spendthrift politician dudes who spend money like it's Monopoly money most of the time.  But the McCaskey family was pretty much told to just "go away" and please close the door behind them when they leave.

This is why I keep mentioning doing something in NW Indiana.  It is the essential "Eff You!" moment.  The governments in that area as well as the state government in Indiana are very much attuned in taking something valuable (aka profitable) away from an Illinois location.  Admittedly, not  the most convenient location but it might put the city and AH back on a level playing field.

Ric, I also think the idea of adding any additional taxes on Illinois taxpayers, in this present political climate is a non-starter.  People here are being taxed to death.  Chicago hasn't paid any of the principle on the 2002 tax burden.   

The rhetoric I'm reading/hearing is that it is flat "wrong" to put this burden on the backs of people already taxed heavily.  And for what?  To help the McCaskey family who are owners of a multi-billion dollar business?  This isn't 2002 (when the space ship Soldier Field reno happened).  This is a time where people are white-hot pissed about taxes here in Illinois.  And the City of Chicago is a total train wreck right now on several levels.  This is something they can't afford if Illinois isn't giving them our tax money.  People (like me) who live in Illinois don't WANT this.  Sure, some don't care how much debt there is... but a lot of folks want the madness to stop. 

EDIT:  And when I read the McCaskey family's estimates regarding the revenue this will generate for Chicago, I think those figures (at the very least) seem inflated over what $$$ is already being generated now with Soldier Field in that area of the City.  And I've read that these revenue estimates for sports stadium impact on cities are simply not true numbers.  They don't generate anything remotely near those estimates.    

If the McCaskeys want something better for their multi-billion dollar family business then hey, open up the pocketbook and build it on the land they own in Arlington Heights.  I can see reasonable infrastructure upgrades for the AH area (roads and public transportation).  But other than that, let the family pony up for their stadium.  David, people in Illinois are being taxed to death here.  This isn't like past years.  People are pissed.  Businesses are leaving Illinois because of the tax burden here.  In 2024 it's just not the political climate for giving money for the McCaskey family to play sports games.  It just seems like a non-starter right now in THIS political climate.  It is a "bad look" in an election year too.