Cam Buckner

But you know I'm a Chicagoan.

I live in the city.

I represent the city.

It's important for me to make sure that Chicago is not left holding the bag in this conversation.

And so that is not actually part of this bill.

Once again, this is blanket pilot legislation that will work for companies throughout the state.

But as you can imagine, I have been on the grindstone making sure that we are doing the things that are important for Chicago.

The soldier fear renovation of 2001 is one where, once again, we're still left holding the bag and that's not okay, right?

And so we gotta find a way to deal with the sins of the past, but also to create some framework for the future.

I also, if I can jump real quick and say, I think when we look at this whole thing, I know people are frustrated at how long it has taken

I just want to remind folks that buying the land in the Arlington Heights for probably $100 million more than it was worth without having a plan is not really the right way that this should have happened, right?

We kind of got here because of that.

In football terms, that's like spending a first-round pick.

on a defensive tackle without watching his film or knowing the scheme fit, right?

That's like, you don't draft Cam Buckley without doing your due diligence and then you get mad that he's not explosive enough to be a three technique and he bites on misdirections and traps, right?

That's not bad luck, that's a bad process.

And so we should call it what it is and then figure out how to move forward.

We're definitely an hour away from a hearing in the House Revenue and Finance Committee.

And look, I'll be honest, we've made real progress.

We've had some great conversations over the last few weeks about what the Bears' future should look like.