Bears New Stadium mess somehow gets more ugly

This is so stupid. If the Bears want all the revenue from all the events, than move to Arlington Heights and own the stadium, outright. You cannot have it both ways.

Wanting to keep all the revenue, is delusional.

Back in the gilded age, the millionaires (who’d be billionaires by today’s standards)would flex their wealth by building fancy things for the public. Grand Central Terminal is a great example. They should go back to that instead of asking for handouts.

As a Bears Fan, the taxpayers should not pay a CENT for this. The cheap McKaskeys can pay for it with loans. Tax Payers are still paying for the bill for the Soldier Field renovations from 20 years ago. Also if they want to lower the cost, move it away from the lake shore. That is prime real estate that could be used for condos and parks. Why are we still trying to build sports stadiums there?

The bears need to get outta Chicago and move to Arlington heights there they can have all the revenue from concerts, events, and Superbowls. They won't need to lease anything from the Chicago park district. They will own their own land . Seems better than paying a lease to the park district.

Bears oughta just suck it up and go the Arlington Heights route, even if they can't get the sweet tax deal they so badly desire they'll have full control of their own stadium where they don't have to deal with the Chicago Park District anymore deciding what they can or can't do with their playing field.

I’m from New Orleans, and there aren’t many things we do right..but renovating the dome instead of spending billions on something new is one those rare exceptions.

As someone who is originally from Arlington Heights, it is way easier to drive from O’hare to Arlington then O’hare to the city.

As a season ticket holder and a local chicagian... the Bears can kick rocks with this shit offer. This is awful for the tax payers. Arlington is a better location all around. AND I'd closer to Ohare.

Great video....I live in downtown Palatine (I'm 2.5 miles from Arlington Park and 1 Metra Train stop away).... I mention this to establish that I know the Chicagoland area well (have lived here all my life -- 44 years). The only thing I dispute that you said in this video is about a lakefront stadium being easier to access from "people flying into Chicago". Not true. Getting to that lakefront area is one of lifes greastest challenges. It's a cluster __k in that area. Arlington Park is only 13 miles (20 mins away) from O'Hare International Airport. Soldier Field is 19 miles from O'Hare but might as well be 40 miles (if you're driving). Arlington Park land is HUGE and there's a commuter train station right there on site. Literally...as the stop is called "Arlington Park". Problem with the Bears ownership is they aren't liquid cash wealthy. They are asset wealthy. They can't afford to pay for the stadium with their own money....well, they are unwilling to let's leave it at that. I would think they could seek private equity investment in exchange for cash but so far they seem unwilling to part ways with any of the main asset (that being the CHICAGO BEARS NFL team -- company if you will). It's a jazzed up situation at the moment and Kevin Warren is learning that people in this area are not stupid. He needs to come down to Earth and stop trying to gas light taxpayers.

The Patriots paid for their own stadium. Why can’t other teams do that?

The Packers have won FOUR Super Bowls while playing at Lambeau Filed. That's twice as many Super Bowls as the Bears have even been in! It proves that the Bears DO NOT NEED A NEW STADIUM to win it all. And once the ownership has other income streams, they are going to be even LESS MOTIVATED to have the Bears win championships.

First question - How does Chicago plan to pay for all of this considering it seems that their tax revenue base is shrinking? Second question - Why do so many places (cities and states) insist on paying for new stadium complexes that never seem to really pay for themselves? Also, I would point out that a domed stadiums means that the interior will last a whole lot longer than one exposed to the elements.

Bears should build where the white Sox want to go. Make that a stadium district and leverage the parking and mass transit needs for BOTH STADIUMS

New Soldier Field is basically a completely new stadium that just happened to be built INSIDE old Soldier Field. YOU F___ IT UP so you play there for 50 years.

Nashville will build a new stadium and have a Super Bowl before the Bears break ground.

Need to have a clause that says if a billionaire owner wants to build a new stadium then they have to come up with the money. Making tax payers pay for your profits is why billionaires stay billionaires and everyone else stays broke. Only billionaires can get away with making others pay for their success. It’s actually insane

You stated the downtown stadium would be more accessible for people flying in. Actually AH is right next to the airport.

Predicting Soldier Field is 150 years old before it finally hosts its last game which could mean one last renovation and the grand and/or Great Grandchildren of members of the 1985 bears represent that team at the stadium's last game

Win first, build later