The Chicago Bears say offer from the state of Illinois to help build a new Stadium is not good enough.

[Chasstev365]

Gov. Pritzker should call their bluff.

"We offered help from the state to keep the Bears in Illinois at a dream spot for development in Arlington Heights at the site of the old Arlington Race Track. There is plenty of acreage for a stadium, parking, and the building of other venues. There is even a Metra Train stop at the cite. Contrast that to the Industrial, inconveniencely located area of Hammond Indiana, and you'd be fools not to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights."

"However, I will not allow Illinois taxpayers to be shaken down like this. When the Chicago Cubs renovated Wrigley Field and the neighborhood around the ballpark, they received no money from Illinois taxpayers. We put a good offer on the table, so work with us before we change our minds."

https://www.wndu.com/2026/04/23/illinois-passes-chicago-bears-stadium-bill-team-says-its-not-enough/

[Harker]

1. They could be the Hammond Eggs.

[Chasstev365]

2. 😆

[MiHale]

3. You win!...😂🤣👍

A while ago I thought …The Chicago Barely There.

But yours is sooo much better.

[Harker]

5. I woke up like this.

I know a little about sports teams extorting the public. I was in Colorado when the Denver Broncos demanded a taxpayer funded stadium, removed the big "D" from their helmets, and talked about Toronto.

[2naSalit]

4. Fuck 'em then...

Why are they not spending their own money on these behemoths? There is so much money wasted on these monetarily out of control pro sports that they resemble our current regime in government.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. They Are, But...

...they are asking for a property tax freeze at current rates. They aren't asking for money for the stadium.
They are also asking the state for infrastructure improvements (more exits off the expressway I believe) .
Obviously putting a new multi-billion facility there would raise the value of the property so the assessed value would rise substantially.
The Bears' position is that they don't want spend giant capital then have higher expenses because of the money they spent.
It's a logical business position but I also think the Bears are arguing over pennies compared to the dollars they are willing to spend & the huge increases in future revenues.
I'm not taking the Bears' side, but they are not asking the state to build them a stadium.

[snowybirdie]

6. A lifelong fan

But I'm Getting really tired of sports teams holding up taxpayers for new stadiums. Let Indiana have them. Let those North side fans have to drive miles and miles out of state to see a game. Only one e major highway servicing the area. Major jams. One halfway decent season in a dozen years have made those millionaire owners greedy. A pox on them! George and Virginia will roll over in their respective graves.

[usonian]

7. America. Land of welfare for the wealthy.

It's GOD'S SWILL.

Did I misspell that?

No.