Portage pitches $5B lakefront stadium, entertainment district to Chicago Bears

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7 thoughts on “Portage pitches $5B lakefront stadium, entertainment district to Chicago Bears

  1. Indiana cut funding for critical behavior therapy schools for autistic children ! A very short sighted choice that will cost families far more than the cut funding . Yet funding for a billionaires football team wish for a new billion dollar plus stadium is a high priority ?

  2. Anyone with a brain knows that the Bears have no intention of moving to Indiana. They are using it as leverage to get a sweetheart deal from the Illinois legislature. I don’t know why these cities in Indiana are wasting so much time on it.

    1. You are guaranteed to lose if you don’t take the shot. If there’s even a slim chance, it’s worth trying…think of last-second Hail Mary passes to the end zone or 68-yard field goal tries.

  3. If athletes take up residence in Indiana, would the state apply the same offset of income tax to funding for the stadium that has been used for Colts and Pacers? (The theory being no harm done to state revenues that wouldn’t have existed without the stadium)

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