Adam Hoge
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I mean, some of the politicians in Indianapolis were like, man, we got to learn from you guys because you guys get right to the point and get stuff done.
So there's a lot to overcome here from the Illinois side where it's just been messy and messy, like pretty much every step of the way.
In a broad sense, yes.
I mean, and I think that that's been, it hasn't been discussed as specifically as Indiana obviously did laying it all out on the table this morning.
But I think in general, if you follow Governor Pritzker's messaging, every step along the way, he's like, you know,
While this could bring a lot of boom and jobs and all this to the state of Illinois, he wants to make sure that it makes sense for the Illinois taxpayers.
But that's normal political jargon that he keeps repeating.
And you can appreciate it.
Obviously, no one wants to be paying more taxes.
As somebody that lives in Lake County in Illinois, not necessarily Cook County, but could be affected by this too just because of how close we are to Arlington Heights.
Yeah, I would expect somewhere it to hit my taxes along the way, but it hasn't really been communicated specifically how.
So, I mean, this is a big question.
Have you guys... I haven't been able to listen.
Have you guys brought up what happened with the Patriots back in 1999?
We have not.
Okay.
So to give you a little background on that, in 1999, the Patriots and their owner, Robert Kraft...
they announced they were going to Hartford, Connecticut.
They had a deal signed with the governor of Connecticut.
They had the land, the stadium renderings.