Chapter 1: What are the latest updates on the Bears' stadium saga?
it has been a busy day in the saga known as the chase for the bears mythical new stadium and
Just to reset here, I'm Rahimi Harrison-Grody. We got the information from Matt Hill, who is Governor Pritzker's Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications, that the Bears and the state of Illinois met for three hours yesterday. They requested the Bears did. The ILGA paused the hearing to make further tweaks to the bill.
And then he also added the statement, this morning we were surprised to see a statement lauding Indiana and ignoring Illinois. The Bears issued a statement about Indiana, saying the passage of Senate Bill 27, which is the possible stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, the Bears said would mark the most meaningful step forward in our stadium planning efforts to date.
We are committed to finish the remaining sites specific necessary due diligence to support our vision to build a world-class stadium near the Wolf Lake area in Hammond, Indiana. They went on to support the governor and the speaker and senators. And now there is this from Capital Facts, who is a very popular account that follows Illinois politics, reports on the state proceedings.
Chapter 2: How is the state of Illinois responding to the Bears' stadium plans?
And they have this update. Pritzker talks about bears. This is at eleven fifty nine. So just four minutes ago. They asked us not to move forward with the bill yesterday. Quote, now they're saying to us that that statement is not some confirmation that they're moving to Indiana, but rather that Indiana had asked them to say that. What are we doing? Wait, what are we doing? Say that one more time.
Who's this again? Capital Facts. C-A-P-I-T-O-L-F-A-X. They reported on state legislature for a long time in Springfield. Again, update. Pritzker talks about Bears. They asked us not to move forward with the bill yesterday. Now they're saying to us that that statement is not some confirmation that they're moving to Indiana, but rather that Indiana had asked them to say that.
Now, to be fair, Matt Hill's statement said, lauding Indiana and ignoring Illinois, which is what the statement did. It did praise Indiana, and it did not say anything about Illinois. But according to this, they're saying to the state that that statement is not a confirmation, but that Indiana had asked them to say that?
Chapter 3: What insights does Luis Medina provide about the Bears' future?
Apparently, there's sound on this, so I can't wait to get it.
There's sound?
I'm looking at it. I'm going to send it to Ray, and we're going to get this turned around. If it is, I can't hear it, obviously, because I'm on the air with you, but he'll check it out for us. Let's get on with five on it, because I know we got some sound in that last question, so we got to be tidy on this.
Do we?
Yes.
Number one. Well, here's big question number one. After hearing what we just heard Layla read and after talking to Pat Quinn and Adam Hogue, what other questions do you have about the new developments on the Bears' push to build a new stadium?
Who you crapping? Who's zooming who? Whose bluff are you calling? Whose car is parked next door?
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Chapter 4: How does the Bears' situation compare to other teams' stadium issues?
That's a country song at the end. But that's really what this is. There's a lot of questions being asked here, and there's not a lot of answers. There's concepts of a plan.
There's a concept of a plan. You know what I want to know? What is the actual plan? I want to know every detail about every pro-con list for going with the Illinois plan versus going with the Indiana plan. When I say the Illinois plan, I know it's not fully formed, but building on Arlington Heights... versus building in Hammond, Indiana.
I want to be able to, with a fine-tooth comb, go over all the details to understand what's better for the Bears, what's better for taxpayers in Illinois, what's better for taxpayers in Indiana, for that matter. I want to know every angle of this story. And While I do have stadium fatigue, I understand it is my job to understand the facts in this ordeal. Because that's what it's become.
Chapter 5: What are the implications of the Bears' potential move to Indiana?
It's become an ordeal.
The most fun part about this is our heater in the studio has been broken the entire morning. So I'm just sitting here shivering in confusion.
We've got the Bear Stadium news to keep us warm, Layla. That's all we need.
Somebody was offended by me singing the Yakety Sax song. Really, Layla? Really? If you're offended by that, I worry for your life.
Number two. ESPN released its final 2026 offseason grades for all 30 MLB teams. The Cubs received a B letter grade. Do you agree with this grade for the Cubs?
I think I do because when it comes to the Cubs offseason, they did spend a ton of money for them. They were the second when you consider the Alex Bregman contract and the totality of their spending to the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Chapter 6: What do fans think about the Bears' stadium situation?
But unfortunately, that's because Kyle Tucker's contract gets deferred by the Dodgers. The evil empire stays evil. And while Bregman's bat is a wonderful addition, do I feel like they completely replaced the offense that they were missing? No. They also traded for Edward Cabrera, which should be part of this discussion.
But I don't necessarily know that they did enough offensively or moved enough pieces around. And then there was also the Shota Imanaga qualifying offer, which may have also resulted in the B. So I understand why it became a B. I would say B- because of the last thing you mentioned.
The Shota Imanaga qualifying offer and the way that that went down, They had to do the other stuff to make up for that to get above a C. And that's why they end up with a B-.
You could argue that their bullpen isn't quite as strong as it was last year, but we don't know what Craig Council and that pitching staff, Tommy Hodderby in the game, what magic will they work this year amongst aging relievers that you're not quite sure if they're going to make it through a full season. We do know that.
The bullpen that starts in Game 1 will not be the same bullpen that ends the regular season. What will the production look like for Matt Shaw in the various positions he's asked to play?
Yeah, Matt Shaw's cruising around the diamond is pretty much what I understand.
Pete Groh-Armstrong, first half, second half.
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Chapter 7: What strategies are being discussed for the Bears' roster changes?
What does the 2026 season look more like? So there's questions, and I think B- would have been my grade, but B is a fair grade overall because they did ā do enough, I think, to say we are the frontrunners far and away to win the NL Central.
Or is it B for be aggressive? B-E aggressive.
B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E. Aggressive. B-E. Aggressive.
Even that has made more sense in the events of this morning.
number three this is five on it on 104.3 the score with leila rahimi and marshall harris here's question number three white socks manager will venable announced that munitaka morikami's cactus league debut will take place friday against the cubs at sloan park how seriously are the southsiders taking spring training well i think they're taking as seriously as they need to considering that
World Baseball Classic is not that far away. And we know Japanese players are leaving earlier than the American players. So they want to see him and see what he can do. And if you go back to the last World Baseball Classic when he was launching, we're calling them moonshots now, right?
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Chapter 8: How do the Bears' decisions impact their future performance?
When he was launching moonshots.
Thanks, Governor Quinn. We want lots of moonshots.
Amazing. Appreciate that, Governor Pat Quinn. I think it's great to get as much out of him as you can before he has to leave for the World Baseball Classic because Japan, last I checked, they could probably be in it to win it and therefore in it for the long haul.
Well, I feel like they needed to develop Munotaka Murakami. They said they wanted to and develop is... That's probably a little bit loose of a term when you consider they just want him to see as much major league pitching as possible. Adjust to your new league. We've seen other people do it pretty easily for their adjustment time period, but I feel like this is a reps thing.
You know, just get him as many reps as he can possibly get facing major league pitching of any kind, not necessarily ones versus ones here. But I like that for him. I think for Munetaka Murakami, the more you see of that, the more you'll get used to it and the more of an accurate hitter for yourself that you will be. Knowing is half the battle.
Murakami, now you know and knowing is half the battle. G.I. Joe. Murakami and the rest of the Japanese players, they leave a week from today. So you got seven days, well really six days to figure it out.
Yeah, that World Baseball Classic does mess up the schedule a little bit, in a good way, but it does affect the schedule.
Number four. CHSN's KC Johnson asked Bulls guard Josh Giddey about his playing status tonight.
Do you plan on being put out of prison tomorrow and play? Yep, I do. Back playing.
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