So maybe it’s just not worth the money and trouble to keep them? Business decision.
The Hammond Indiana Bears? 😅
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I mean, on the low low end, 5 million dollars each Sunday?
I don't know if you are super familiar with Soldier Field but the area is not great for tailgating, just because of the lack of space, so the local bars just get packed, same with the restaurants.
There will 100% be businesses that close up because of this, just like in South O when the CWS moved
Sure, but those businesses would have been hit just as harder, or harder, if the Bears relocated to Arlington Heights. It's not a fight over whether the Bears stay on the lakefront. It's a tug-of-war over whether they move to an affluent suburb or across the state line.
I won't be surprised if they eventually stay on the Illinois side, using the Indiana package as leverage.
That is 100% what I think will happen too...they will end up staying.
They WERE asking for incentives to build a new stadium from what I have learned. Not sure how you gleaned anything different than that. All of those incentives were being requested to keep them in Illinois and Chicago.... to build a new stadium and entertainment district.
If you don't believe that to be the case so be it... all of the research I did is summarized there. I am by no means a Bears fan and couldn't give a flip either way so I am not digging any deeper into things re: developments beyond what I understand and have been involved in... just one outsider's somewhat semi-educated take.
The Bears wanted like 40 years of no or minimal property taxes on the stadium and land in Illinois, apparently the Bears owners are poor in terms of owners and can't afford anything on their own from my understanding. The State of Illinois still owes $500 million on the Soldier Field renovations from 2003.
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What’s our Resident Bears fan( king monkey) take on this?
Seems like a sweet deal to me
one anyone here would undoubtedly take
no bears fans care about this. Soldier field is a terrible fan experience and has been for decades. The team is moving no matter what.
Ultimately something only obsessed little brother (OP) hangs onto when they know they can’t win on the field
"No Bears fans care"? Lol. I know many Bears fans and they are pissed. Wrong again. Folding up your tents and leaving your city and your state. Sad state of sellout affairs. That would never happen in Green Bay.
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So I am assuming you are going to bash the chiefs for moving to Kansas?
Hammond, IN and green bay, WI
literally what’s the difference?
also - aren’t you MAGA? Always cheering companies/people that flee democratic rule?
So, in this case you think a for-profit company should continue being taxed by dems instead of pursuing redder, more profitable pastures?Green Bay is Title Town. Hammond is gay.
A hypocrite, a b*tch and a retard walked into a bar
the bartender said “the usual cranberry juice, @HBK4life_rivals100467 ?”
What is the difference between the Bears leaving Chicago and Tesla leaving California?
This is something you’ve openly celebrated time and again.
Why? Almost no NFL team plays in their actual city anymore
and from a financial and political perspective it’s a no brainer
the multi-layered hypocrisy from you here is, as always, laugh out loud funny
stay obsessed, little bro!
Yea sorry where the Bears play their football games doesn’t really register on my “things that matter” dashboardWhatever helps you sleep at night.
obviously it’s a big deal for you, though!
@SuperBigFan69 has never been more vindicated
MAGA guy actively deriding a multi-billion dollar enterprise for moving from a blue state to a red state because he’s all in his feels - LMAO
It’s just too easy, OP
Obsessed is as obsessed does
@Walleye 1 come scrape this roadkill off the highway
Obsessed is as obsessed does
@Walleye 1 come scrape this roadkill off the highway
While it is lame that they are moving it is not because of lack of fans or anything like that. It is because Illinois (more specifically Chicago) is insane with their taxing.
Really you can figure out the difference between sports team and manufacturing automobile battery powered cars.
Not sure about that the chiefs fans on this board are pretty fkn annoying.No. Chiefs fans aren't as annoying as King Wrong.
I'm not a Bears fan, but seriously why would anyone care about this? An NFL team based in a major city is moving to the suburbs for financial reasons?
"11 current NFL teams do not play in their namesake city, with 3 teams playing in a different state entirely.I'm not a Bears fan, but seriously why would anyone care about this? An NFL team based in a major city is moving to the suburbs for financial reasons?
Teams Playing in a Different State
New York Giants and Jets: Officially based in New York but play at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Washington Commanders: Officially based in Washington D.C. but play at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland (moving back to D.C. in 2030).
Teams Playing in Suburbs or Nearby Cities
Dallas Cowboys: Play in Arlington, Texas (20.5 miles from Dallas).
New England Patriots: Named for the region but play in Foxborough, Massachusetts (Boston area).
Las Vegas Raiders: Play in Paradise, Nevada (unincorporated area near Las Vegas).
Los Angeles Rams and Chargers: Both play in Inglewood, California (within the LA metro area).
Arizona Cardinals: Play in Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix suburb).
San Francisco 49ers: Play in Santa Clara, California (Silicon Valley/SF Bay Area).
Buffalo Bills: Play in Orchard Park, New York (suburb of Buffalo).
Miami Dolphins: Play in Miami Gardens, Florida (suburb of Miami). "
Fairly common
