Illinois governor opens door to new Bears talks, blames team for stadium stumbles

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  1. Gotta love the Illinois Governor. It was your fault the State failed but we still want you to stay. What a double message. Back in the Bears court to see where they want to play ball.

    1. Exactly. “We didn’t come through”, “but it is your fault”.

      Now? “Hey let’s get together and try AGAIN”

  2. Can’t see why they’d bother. Indiana wants to throw away a billion dollars to leave the team in sight of Chicago, why not let the Hoosier taxpayers eat the cost?

    1. Because it makes him look bad – politics. The average fan (voter) won’t understand your point in 10 years but will complain the Bears are playing in IN.

    1. Hey Randy, they already have. They just haven’t announced it to the public yet. You’ll get the BREAKING NEWS here shortly. Illinois is broke and can’t offer the Bears and The White Sox exactly what they need financially to build a $3-$5 billion dollar stadium. It makes more sense to just build in Indiana. Chicago would reap massive benefits by letting Indiana foot the bill and once a Super Bowl comes, Chicago will get all the visitors and entertainment from visitors. All this without raising taxes for residents of Illinois.

    2. Kevin. Nope. They obviously haven’t already moved. Sure there’s some south side fans, even some that hold tickets. But premium seats and suites are almost exclusively downtown, north side, north and northwest suburbs. Those people are not driving to dreary Hammond.

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