Did Indiana's push to lure Bears really light a fire in Illinois lawmakers?
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What sparked the discussion about the Bears' stadium in Illinois and Indiana?
Rahimi Harrison-Grody, middays 10 to 2 on 104.3 The Score. I don't think the Bears stadium is going to be painted black. Like that just seems, it seems like you'd absorb a lot of heat, you know, like in a bad way. You want to paint it orange, don't you? Oh my gosh, can you imagine the neon? What if it's painted orange? Like imagine Allegiant Stadium, which I think is dark tinted glass for appropriate reasons. Imagine Allegiant Stadium, but just orange. No. Did I burn your brain? This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. This is a day for some real progress and direction, both in Illinois and in Indiana, when it comes to the Bears' possible stadium projects. And Cam Buckner was on with our morning show today.
David Haw and Clay Harbour. talking about the process and where the state of illinois is regarding the really the meeting also that was canceled by the bears last week when we saw the big statement issued regarding working with indiana and that senate bill 27 which could get approved approved as soon as today It's crazy that a week ago we were just like, wait, what's happening? And there was just such a roller coaster effect on that entire time we were on the air because we did not know what was next. And we were trying to figure out why would they postpone this meeting? Why is Indiana all of a sudden getting basically tweets of support from the Bears? And now a week later, it feels like the water has leveled off.
You have a better sense of where we are in this process for both states. And while I am paying attention to what's going on in Indiana, I am laser-focused on Illinois because I think that is the path. There's a good question here from 630 on our text line. 312-644-6767 is our number. You can call us as well. And it says, if nothing happens on the Illinois side today, would you say Indiana is more likely to get the stadium? I don't know. Because I still fall in line with the, you bought the land here. And for people who say, oh, the Patriots were in a similar spot. No. The Patriots didn't actually buy any land until they had a deal done. They had an agreement in place and then the agreement changed. And I understand why, but they didn't actually buy the land.
As long as the land is purchased and the Bears haven't sold it for whatever price. Pretend the Bears are ultra billionaires, like ultra, ultra, like Jeff Bezos wedding billionaires. Even then, if they sold that land for $2 and they don't need the money or whatever, I'm still thinking the Bears are following the money to their own purchased property. But I think the beauty of what both of these do, you want progress to be there on both the bill in Illinois and both the bill in Indiana because it makes the Bears decide. If everybody else, if your quote obstacles end quote are not obstacles and they're like, well, we did what you wanted here. We did what you wanted here. Then it's up to the Bears to have to actually do something.
And that's why you that's why I argue you want both bills to pass easily.
How did recent events change the legislative landscape for the Bears' stadium?
So that way. So that way the onus gets put back on the team who put you in this mess to begin with. Well, the leverage play doesn't continue if you can't get both these bills moving forward, let's be honest. And for the Bears, that's what they have right now is this understanding that, hey, as long as Indiana is in play, Illinois is in trouble. There's a perceived level of concern that the Bears would actually leave Illinois. I don't think that happens unless there's some type of stalemate. But negotiations can continue to go in the language of the bills and the terms of how much money are the bears negotiating to pay with the local municipality in lieu of the taxes. I mean, that's the kind of stuff I'm keeping my eye on.
I'm still trying to figure out. In Indiana, you know where the $3 billion between friends is coming from? Between friends. You know, the $2 billion the Bears would put up for an estimated $5 billion stadium deal. I'm using $5 because that was what SoFi was. And that doesn't account for inflation.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What sparked the discussion about the Bears' stadium in Illinois and Indiana?
0:02–3:21
2
How did recent events change the legislative landscape for the Bears' stadium?
3:21–6:51
3
What are the implications of Indiana's proposal for Illinois lawmakers?
6:51–9:59
4
How does land ownership affect the Bears' decision on a new stadium?
9:59–12:37
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