MoMc

[Art Institute Lions @ChicagoLions]

First time in Chicago history the White Sox and Cubs clinched a playoff berth on the same day.

Literally two minutes apart.

Get in Chicago, we are OCTOBER-BOUND!

#Cubs 🦁 #WhiteSox 🦁

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

The way Kenny Rogers’ whole face lights up the moment he hears Dolly Parton’s voice coming from offstage.

I have always loved this performance so much.

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many - including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library. We will always ❤️ you.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

RIP Dolly Parton. Can now join Kenny Rogers. This is still one of my favorite live performances ever. Back when singing was singing.

[Yogi @Houseofyogi]

Chicago lost the Bears this week. A team that's been in the city since 1921.

They didn't lose them to a bigger market or a better deal. The Bears decided they'd rather be a tenant in Indiana than deal with Illinois for one more year.

Think about how badly you have to run a place for that to be the smart move.

They lost them for two reasons.

The people running Illinois would rather villainize a builder than keep one. And they're bad at their jobs.

In 2021 the Bears spent $197M on the old Arlington Park racetrack.

Before they could break ground, Cook County valued the empty lot at $192M (Bears said $60M). They were salivating at the chance to extort a building that didn't even exist yet.

That fight dragged on for years.

The Bears were ready to put $2B into the stadium. All they wanted was a promise the county wouldn't reassess them into oblivion, plus $855M for infrastructure everyone uses. Roads, transit, utilities. A $3B project, two thirds of it private money pouring into Illinois.

Springfield had since 2021 to get this done. They dragged it to the final night of session, passed it through the Senate at 3:39AM, and the House went home without voting.

So now it's all gone.

The funniest part? This started because Cook County tried to grab the tax early. They knew a built stadium would pay $53M a year. Now they get under $4M on a vacant lot. No jobs, no buildout, no new anything.

Congrats on fighting for scraps and losing the whole prize.

Pritzker: they're "an $8.5B valued business" that doesn't need propping up.

But be smart for a second. Almost every NFL city throws in public money for a stadium. Not charity. The return is real. Tourism, hotels, restaurants, jobs, game days, property tax on a huge development. The math works.

Indiana did the math. While Illinois sat on it for years, Indiana passed a bill in months, put up $1B, and took the team.

And the Bears took a worse deal to get there. In Illinois they were going to own their stadium. In Indiana they rent it from the state. A team that wanted to build its own home gave up ownership just to escape Chicago.

Nobody won but Indiana. The Bears lost their stadium. Illinois lost the team, the $2B, and $53M a year in taxes.

Pritzker after they left: "I wasn't willing to give up billions of dollars of taxpayer money to give it to a billionaire-owned family or team."

There it is. "Billionaire-owned."

That's how Democrats talk about any business right before they run it out of town. Call them a billionaire, act like you're saving working families, take a victory lap while the tax base drives across the state line.

Meanwhile they're running the whole state into the ground. And you already know how this ends. You're living in it.

Pensions are $143B in the hole, worst in the country and not close. You pay $6,285 a year in property taxes, double the $2,969 national average, for a city that's $1.15B in the red. The mayor called its finances "the point of no return."

When you run things this badly, you sell what's left.

They leased the parking meters for 75 years to Morgan Stanley and a sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi. Took $1.15B and burned through it in two years. The investors already made it all back, with 58 years left to collect.

Sold the Skyway. Sold the downtown garages. Every asset that made money, gone for one check.

But a fixed property tax rate for a team that's been here 106 years? That's "propping up billionaires."

Companies are leaving. Boeing for Virginia. Caterpillar for Texas. Citadel for Miami. In 2023 alone Illinois lost 56,000 people and $6B in income to other states. The ones who left earned a third more than the ones who moved in.

Indiana didn't outbid anyone. AAA credit, 16 years straight. A $676M surplus. Fourth-lowest debt per person in the country. They just weren't a disaster.

Illinois could have collected $53M a year. It chose zero. Ignore all the bad management but make sure to stick it to those evil, pesky billionaires.

[Barstool Iowa @BarstoolUIowa]

The beer band is back. Iowa football is back.

Life is good

[MoMc @maurmc7]

@SBSDiva @Kreidersh I had an agent pick up my call and she had Family Feud on so loud it was clear she was sitting in front of the tv. Surprise surprise the call was dropped.

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

96-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré plays the national anthem on his harmonica.

The crowd goes absolutely silent.

This is America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[MoMc @maurmc7]

@susanamendoza10 @CPD1617Scanner @AldConway please support as well!

[Barstool Iowa @BarstoolUIowa]

ONE MORE, FOR IT ALL

Wake tf up, it’s a National Championship Gameday‼️🚨

[MoMc @maurmc7]

@AJManaseer The city leases space for concessions but they charge outrageous rent and force the vendors to shut down two weeks for NASCAR and then again for Lolla. In addition they do nothing to shut down illegal vendors.

[MoMc @maurmc7]

@aterrycpa74 @MikeSyl36625988 I noticed the same thing in my proadvisor account. Since I knew I was charged, I searched by billing date and the software showed up under the description PAP Premier Software Bundle.

[MoMc @maurmc7]

@LoganGrafTax I’ve been asking my friends what they pay, MFJ, 2 W2, maybe Sch A . The range was $50-$150. How is it worth someone walking in the door for $150, much less $50. My only thought is that these preparers are hoping to sell some products on the side like life insurance or annuities

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

“Handle hard better”

[Chicago Blackhawks @NHLBlackhawks]

saves picture forever

[MoMc @maurmc7]

@Andrefor40th This explanation makes no sense. These items have been expired or mattresses the whole time and have not been removed until Lolla.

[Trish Christakis @TrishChristakis]

Don’t mess with Chicago girls 💥👋🏼

[James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner]

Time to start retweeting these for our best friend in the whole world.

[MoMc @maurmc7]

@GayDispatcher At what point do we start holding @GovPritzker accountable? He is the governor of this state and it’s clear from the past few nights that no one in the city is taking appropriate action.

[MoMc @maurmc7]

@Brandon4Chicago Please release their names and districts