Jim Schwantz

because of unforeseen issues.

So as long as it's done correctly, and if somebody would just look at this from the entire region, I know right now everybody's kind of laser-focused on their portion of how it's going to affect where they are at, but I'm here to tell you if it's not done, and I truly believe, going back to the McCaskies and the Bears, I truly believe they don't want to be the ones that when this is all said and done, having Palatine or Arlington or Rolling Meadows or Schaumburg or

you know, whatever, coming forward and saying, man, because of this stadium, we literally, our residents can't go anywhere on a Sunday or a Monday or a Thursday night or, you know, Taylor Swift's in town for three days and basically, you know, we can't go anywhere near that side of town because of the traffic gridlock.

So nobody wants to be in that situation.

We truly feel that if it's done correctly and if everybody's looking at this the right way and the traffic studies are done and it's a robust traffic study and the infrastructure is

Impact studies are done that this thing can be good for everybody.

And that's where we've been, again, for the past three years.

We're hoping, David.

I mean, you know, that's the reason we sent the letter to try to, you know, press a little bit with regards to, you know, there are others out here that are truly potentially could be impacted.

You know, for Arlington Heights, it's great.

It's on the farthest edge of Arlington Heights you can be in and, you know, still be in Arlington Heights.

It actually borders, the property actually borders more Rolling Meadows and Palatine.

So,

So we're certainly looking at it from our lenses as well.

But, again, the call for us is that somebody takes the reins on this thing and looks at it from the entire region, the northwest suburbs,

and what it could potentially be for all of us.

But again, just understanding the pitfalls that we have and the concerns that we have.

I wouldn't be doing my job as a mayor who doesn't have a plan.

I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't look out for our residents.

As a Bayer fan, I want to cheer this thing on.