Lou Canellis

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137 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 5 Jul

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Rahimi & Grote Show · Best of the Bears: We’re still on stadium watch · 4 Jul 2026 podcast

So if the legislators...

that represent the state of Illinois, whether it's in the Springfield downstate area, or it's the legislators in the northwestern suburbs, or it's the legislators that represent the city of Chicago, especially in the southeast part of the city, Molly, who feel like, you know what?

You're leaving Soldier Field, so we're losing tax revenue for those that come to the city for Bears games,

We are better off if you go to Hammond, Indiana, then go to Arlington Heights.

So we will vote no until we get something out of it.

So to answer your question, if you're asking me today on what, July 2nd, what I think the Bears are going to do, I would still bet Hammond, Indiana, because they haven't been given an offer from the state of Illinois yet.

They have nothing to work with from the state of Illinois.

I went to Michigan City on Saturday last weekend, and I went through exactly what you're talking about.

They need to go through their due diligence right now to test the soil in the Hammond area, in the Wolf Lake area, to see if it's even possible.

And if it's not, then they move on.

And I don't necessarily mean, oh, then they move on and then they go work out a deal with the state of Illinois to make sure it happens in Arlington Heights.

I think the game is changing as they continue to do their due diligence.

I like the proposal at the Illinois at the the Steele.

Okay, yeah.

Okay, because it stays in the state of Illinois.

Well, you're not going to get the tax money from Indiana, but you may get some tax certainty that you've always asked for.

You remain in the state of Illinois, so you keep your fan base happy, all right?

It's not as easy as sell for PSL.

Something that's not discussed enough, Molly, is if they go into a new stadium, they need to go out and sell a whole bunch of PSLs, about a billion dollars worth.

And Mike Mulligan, who may live in the Arlington Heights area, who has four season tickets...

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