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Bears having a Wednesday Press Conference to announce new Stadium on Lakefront
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Doesn't look real...
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Don’t know if this is legit.
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Chicago Bears to reveal stadium plans Wednesday at Soldier Field
The Chicago Bears appear to be taking a big step toward their plan of having a new stadium on the lakefront in Chicago. The Bears issued a press release on Mon
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Yay something no one really wanted is going to happen because some billionaires got into a pissing match
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Bears will unveil plan for new stadium in Chicago
The Bears have made clear that they want to leave Soldier Field, but the plans keep changing.
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Publicly owned 
The great Kevin Warren, ladies and transgents.
The great Kevin Warren, ladies and transgents.
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I, personally, don't know a single person who is happy about this plan.
Only the Bears can fuck up a decision on a new stadium two times in a row.
Only the Bears can fuck up a decision on a new stadium two times in a row.
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If the Bears are purportedly contributing 2 billion, why would it be publicly owned still? Like is the city going to be on the hook for more than 2 billion?
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I know plenty who love it. You have to get out more often my friend.
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I am curious about that as well. I guess we will know more on this Wednesday.
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Majority of people who actually go to the games regularly were looking forward to the arlington move because it would be much better for the actual fan experience.
I'm curious to what is proposed in chicago, but I doubt it will match what they were thinking about in Arlington
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Tailgating is fucking terrible in soldier and it will continue being terrible in new soldier
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Since cook county taxpayers are already on the hook for the toilet seat reno until 2033, what does publicly owned really mean?
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I guess I'm the only one optimistic about this. I was hoping they would stay in the city, while a Bears-land type place would be cool, a top tier stadium downtown would do a lot for Chicago. I'm gonna wait and see what the plans are until i get upset.
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What is there to love? Parking, tailgating, and getting to Soldier Field already sucks. At the new site they're proposing, all three of those things could arguably be worse.
As far as financing is concerned, I can't imagine a scenario where taxpayer money doesn't help build either the stadium, or other infrastructure, etc. (transit system, parking, etc.). Considering we're still on the hook for ~600 million from the last renovation for Solider Field, this sounds like a terrible move for Chicagoans.
Take a look at these comments from the Bears and Chicago Subreddit and let me know how many people seem happy about it.
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Publicly owned? You mean publicly financed?
I don't fucking see a god damn red cent from any profits on publicly owned but privately capitalized spaces. In fact, I lose money since I'm the one visiting downtown hotels and restaurants with regularity and pay regular ass taxes to make these scumbags more wealthy while I literally kill myself and thank the gods I get to take a vacation every once in a while... And I'm one of the lucky ones.
Fuck this shit.
If the McCaskeys proceed with a publicly owned stadium, it could be their most inept decision yet. Soldier Field has long been criticized as an unsuitable home for the Bears because it is not owned by the team. Sharing parking and other revenue with the city/park district has been a major drawback. The McCaskeys seem to lack the vision and courage to develop a stadium/entertainment district. The only people who could be dumber than the McCaskeys in this scenario are Pritzker and Johnson if they approve public funds for a stadium.
Even if they announce something on Wednesday, I still believe it's just a stall tactic until Virginia passes away and the rest of the family can sell the team.
To be fair, the Vikings don’t own US Bank stadium. It is also owned by the city. A lot of Solider Fields issues are more to do with how old and outdated it is. However, I still don’t understand how they plan on addressing the whole getting in or out part. And adding 10K seats would just make things more congested/horrible.
The carousel of stupidity keeps on spinning. Great job Bears, you cheapskates.
And people will keep saying that Arlington Heights dropped the ball on this. It’s not Arlington Heights fault, it’s the school districts fault. All over a couple million in taxes they wouldn’t see for years. Now that land will sit vacant for years, and when something is built on it, it will be nowhere near the money maker it could have been.
Yes I obviously live in Arlington Heights, and I’m good friends with people who are higher ups at the village. So it’s so deflating when all of this work went into it, only to be fucked up by people who can’t think about the long term.
Not very many positive comments. I will LOL when they announce a 60,000 seat stadium removing them from Super Bowl consideration.
If the Friends of the Parks (FOTP) is on board then it stands a better than equal chance. If this organization is against it, it'll never happen. These guys blocked the George Lucas museum.
Good point
I don't fucking see a god damn red cent from any profits on publicly owned but privately capitalized spaces. In fact, I lose money since I'm the one visiting downtown hotels and restaurants with regularity and pay regular ass taxes to make these scumbags more wealthy while I literally kill myself and thank the gods I get to take a vacation every once in a while... And I'm one of the lucky ones.
Fuck this shit.
If the McCaskeys proceed with a publicly owned stadium, it could be their most inept decision yet. Soldier Field has long been criticized as an unsuitable home for the Bears because it is not owned by the team. Sharing parking and other revenue with the city/park district has been a major drawback. The McCaskeys seem to lack the vision and courage to develop a stadium/entertainment district. The only people who could be dumber than the McCaskeys in this scenario are Pritzker and Johnson if they approve public funds for a stadium.
Even if they announce something on Wednesday, I still believe it's just a stall tactic until Virginia passes away and the rest of the family can sell the team.
To be fair, the Vikings don’t own US Bank stadium. It is also owned by the city. A lot of Solider Fields issues are more to do with how old and outdated it is. However, I still don’t understand how they plan on addressing the whole getting in or out part. And adding 10K seats would just make things more congested/horrible.
The carousel of stupidity keeps on spinning. Great job Bears, you cheapskates.
And people will keep saying that Arlington Heights dropped the ball on this. It’s not Arlington Heights fault, it’s the school districts fault. All over a couple million in taxes they wouldn’t see for years. Now that land will sit vacant for years, and when something is built on it, it will be nowhere near the money maker it could have been.
Yes I obviously live in Arlington Heights, and I’m good friends with people who are higher ups at the village. So it’s so deflating when all of this work went into it, only to be fucked up by people who can’t think about the long term.
Not very many positive comments. I will LOL when they announce a 60,000 seat stadium removing them from Super Bowl consideration.
If the Friends of the Parks (FOTP) is on board then it stands a better than equal chance. If this organization is against it, it'll never happen. These guys blocked the George Lucas museum.
Good point
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Sooo, you like the new stadium?
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Don’t know if this is legit.
Chicago Bears to reveal stadium plans Wednesday at Soldier Field
The Chicago Bears appear to be taking a big step toward their plan of having a new stadium on the lakefront in Chicago. The Bears issued a press release on Mon
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Nice picture. Is that your gramps?