Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Hammond mayor Thomas McDermott talked Bears' renewed focus on 'The Region'
10 Jun 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
I have two words for you Slag heap
But not so fast. There are some news developments in the Bears stadium saga. I don't know what else to call it, Mark. Stadium story just seems like not enough. Saga is a little dramatic, but at this rate, it's kind of going that way. Horror movie. Horrible movie. Run around talk show. As the slag heap turns. Does it turn? I don't know. That's probably structurally bad. Probably.
Chapter 2: What recent developments are there in the Bears stadium saga?
It's like a show that we all thought was going to be really good and really cool that's turned out horrible. It's like, I don't know why this show is coming to my brain. Maybe it's the 80s-ness of the broadcast last night. Do you guys remember a three-part show called V, The Visitors? No. Where the Martians came down to Earth, and it was a big deal. It was either 2-5 or 7. Was it a miniseries?
It was a miniseries win. I used to love a good miniseries. Because that was big. Miniseries were huge. And V was on, and I thought it kind of sucked, and it wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. And that's the whole stadium thing. So the latest is, yeah, okay, that's good. I think Lawrence and Matt determined it was the worst story ever. Yeah, they put it very well. I'll vote with them.
Yeah. So anyway, J.B. Pritzker, just the latest, is that J.B. Pritzker said he would be willing to call a special session if... He said this quote, they've got to figure out how they can get the legislature both sides around the same bill. And I would be happy to call a special session, which kind of goes back to the Mike Florio turn the car around thing. And then a perturbed J.B.
Pritzker, a ruffled J.B. Pritzker, if you will, was speaking to, was this the Marianne Ahern clip I sent you guys? So it was NBC5's Marianne Ahern who posted this. Because you're wondering, well, whose fault is this? Who dropped the ball on this bill? Listen to J.B. Pritzker, who wanted the pilot bill to pass. Listen to this response.
We want to make sure that they're talking. As you know, my team has been in the room the entire time and will continue to be, that they're talking together with the legislators.
and the Bears and our office to try to put that plan together and make sure that the legislators themselves across the board, not just leaders, legislators themselves understand what we're losing out on if the Bears aren't in Illinois. But I also want to remind you once again, In Indiana, they're going to have to raise sales taxes. They're raising tolls.
I mean, the question is, do people in Illinois want their sales taxes raised to pay for the Chicago Bears? Do they want tolls raised to pay for the Chicago Bears? I don't think they do. We put a package together that would allow us to keep the Bears without having to do that. And again, there were some people who either through confusion or direct malice against the bill.
direct malice malice he threw a malice in there i feel like i feel like that hits awfully close to home or maybe prudential plaza or maybe just a few blocks away from prudential if you feel me we're right in the thick of it yeah that seems to be directed at one person in particular and Yes. So that was J.B. Pritzker.
Meanwhile, in Indiana, the mayor of Hammond, Thomas McDermott, who has been on with Mullion Hall before, said that he's expecting a late summer timeline for the Bears to get shovels in the ground. Wasn't that right, guys? That he wants to start building ASAP. He clarified why the Bears put out a statement on Friday that seemed a little vague.
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