‘We didn’t have time’: Pritzker, leaders defend adjourning without Bears deal

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  1. What a dumpster fire the State of Illinois is. They are losing population to surrounding states, have companies bailing out due to high tax rates. They have had a few years to come up with a plan that would keep their beloved Bears, and they blame the fact that “they ran out time”…??? Somehow the Bears fight song that would be changed doesn’t sound right…”Bear down Northwest Indiana Bears…”

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