Pat Quinn

I'd like to keep them in Illinois.

I think the song says the pride and joy of Illinois, not of Hammond, Indiana.

Well, I think what Kevin Warren is doing is trying to pit Illinois and Indiana against each other.

He's got a proposal for Indiana and then another one where the Bears own land in Arlington Heights.

They bought it for 300 and some odd million dollars.

So he's trying to get the best deal he can from each legislature and each governor.

And I think yesterday the Bears met with Governor Pritzker for, it said, three hours.

So

So there's something cooking.

I think in Illinois, it's a much better deal for Bears fans and for the people.

Our state is willing to provide infrastructure to get to a new stadium.

The Bears got to realize, though, that they just can't take advantage of taxpayers.

Back in about 25 years ago when they remodeled Soldier Field,

and built the new stadium there, there's still $500 million left to be paid by taxpayers on that remodeling.

That's people in Illinois and also Chicago that have to pay for something that happened a quarter century ago.

I don't think it's fair for the Bears to just sort of take money for themselves and run away.

I think it's more of a threat.

I really feel that the proposal for Arlington Heights, where they have not only the stadium, but commercial development and retail and housing around it, that's a very good proposal for economic development, far more than Hammond, Indiana.

And so I think that...

Ultimately, the Bears want to go to Arlington Heights, but they want to use everything they can to get a huge deal for themselves.