Lawmakers in Illinois, Indiana to consider legislation for Bears stadium (Hour 1)
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What legislation are Illinois and Indiana lawmakers considering for the Bears stadium?
This hour is brought to you by Vasectomy Clinics of Chicago. Rahimi Harrison-Grody, 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.
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I'm going to ask you a question the way Jerry Seinfeld would. What is the deal with the Packers? Who likes the Packers?
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Have you talked to Matt LaFleur at all? Because I feel like he gets confused. Like, what did I do? Do you have any relationship with him? Have you heard from him? Has he called you up and he said, what's the deal? Like anything like that? No, we don't talk. Okay. Do you want it that way? I'm good with it. Has he tried to reach out to you? No. He's nice.
Bit of a close talker. A what? You'll see. See, I don't think it's chicken-egg scenario. I think this is what happened. Ben Johnson interviewed with the Bears. He wanted the job. He told us so on his first ever Zoom interview with Ryan Poles and company.
How does the Bears' pursuit of a new stadium affect local communities?
He got the job. And then once he got with George McCaskey, he was like... Oh, you feel this strongly about the Packers? Guess what? So do I. What? Did we just become best friends? Yep. You want to go do karate in the garage?
Yep. And what happens with a good final boss in any good video game? You think you've got the final boss beat? You think you've slayed that dragon? No. Cue the kung fu laugh where you've got to go up more stairs.
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This is Rahimi Harrison-Grote on 104.3 The Score. The way that my brain just automatically hit a certain memory on the Seinfeld riff. That was fantastic work as usual, Tyler Buterbaugh. What's the deal? With the Packers. That was fantastic.
What are the implications of the Bears' potential move to Indiana?
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. Layla Rahimi and Marshall Harris with you on this Thursday. I don't want to call it Bears Stadium Day because that would imply that something real is occurring. But this is Bears. We're closer to finding out some stuff. Stadium Day.
I think of it as a Bears next step day. And there's gonna be a lot of Bears next step days along the way. But this is this is a significant one because of where we are on the calendar, both from a shovels in the ground standpoint, but also, more importantly, from a legislative standpoint.
Well, and that's it. So there are some big things that are happening in both Indiana and Illinois regarding. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Chris Emma, our Bears reporter, is not just only at the Combine, but he's also standing by because conveniently the Statehouse in Indiana, in Indianapolis, is right across from the Combine. So that works out well for everybody involved. So he may literally be standing by trying to figure out what's going on there. And he will give us the latest and let us know what's happening. He might not be on the show today because of it, or maybe he breaks in. It's just one of those hurry up and wait type of days. And then on the other side, the pilot bill, that is the payment in lieu of taxation, which is important to stress here, in lieu of taxation.
So that's big when it comes to trying to figure out an agreement in the state of Illinois regarding the infrastructure at the already purchased Arlington Heights project. That is also... as we understand, being heard right now. That was on the schedule. Unlike last week, the Bears did not postpone that meeting. So now we're here, and we think it's happening right now. There's one thing we do know about covering government meetings, though, as experienced news reporters, both Marshall Harris and me, it's that that meeting isn't going to happen and end any time before the next two segments. So we kind of get to reset and understand what is going on. No matter how you look at it, the Bears are going to get closer to getting a stadium today.
How do the Bears' stadium plans compare between Illinois and Indiana?
You know the famous question, are you any closer to winning a Super Bowl?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What legislation are Illinois and Indiana lawmakers considering for the Bears stadium?
0:01–1:20
2
How does the Bears' pursuit of a new stadium affect local communities?
1:20–2:38
3
What are the implications of the Bears' potential move to Indiana?
2:38–5:00
4
How do the Bears' stadium plans compare between Illinois and Indiana?
5:00–7:12
5
What financial considerations are involved in the Bears' stadium discussions?
7:12–10:32
6
What role does public opinion play in the Bears' stadium decisions?
10:32–12:57
7
How are local governments responding to the Bears' stadium proposals?
12:57–14:54
8
What are the next steps for the Bears regarding their stadium plans?
14:54–43:45
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