@aaronminnis@TS_Hess@FlowsAndolini And when they finally do, the stadium will be 30 years old. And the NFL will finesse the Indiana government again https://t.co/ypqPuZUajO
Maybe just me, but it feels a bit odd that "just keep playing at Soldier Field" has never once seemed to be an option to be considered for any of the parties involved throughout this whole thing
Devastating loss for the city of Chicago.
Riley was killed by a negligent driver while he was riding his bike in a painted bike lane in Bridgeport yesterday. @ald_nicolelee
Scoop: Gov. JB Pritzker to suspend tax breaks to data centers after legislature failed to act. Goes into effect July 1.
Also, he's calling for development reforms to be hashed out in the fall's veto session.
https://t.co/RK925xPKyb
Scoop: Gov. JB Pritzker to suspend tax breaks to data centers after legislature failed to act. Goes into effect July 1.
Also, he's calling for development reforms to be hashed out in the fall's veto session.
https://t.co/RK925xPKyb
There is a well-established economic consensus that publicly-subsidized stadiums don't pay for themselves. This would be especially true for Hammond, Indiana, which sits within modest driving distance of a much more attractive destination.
This is NOT a failure for the state of Illinois. Stop. Giving. Billionaires. Handouts.
The lawmakers in Indiana are happy to sell out their taxpayers for a stadium that doesn’t bear their name and won’t ever recoup the millions they’ll spend to build and maintain it.
Why is Indiana so thirsty to screw over their taxpayers?
What is the perceived benefit for them?
It’s not like visiting fans are going to travel, all bears season ticket holders & fans aren’t moving to Indiana…
What’s going on?