@gatekeepchicago Noticed this too. It was 3-4x to get to West Loop on Friday afternoon, then honestly it was right back to normal getting back home a few hours later.
It was a busy summer weekend. It happens sometimes.
@MattWalshBlog Nothing new. Boomers did all of this too.
Drive-through meals.
Gameboys at the dinner table.
I'm sure their parents complained about the same.
One of the most insane facts in municipal finance:
Chicago still owes ~$500M on the *CURRENT* Soldier Field.
So in the mid-2030s, when the Bears are in Indiana, Chicago will be STILL be paying off all the backloaded debt from the stadium they gave the Bears in the early 2000s.
@TomVargheseJr@CollinCorbett Indiana residents were paying off the old RCA Dome more than a decade after it was demolished. Lucas Oil on the hook until almost 2040.
As a current Chicago resident and former 6-seat Colts ticket holder / Indy resident, this is a smart long-term move for Chicago.
Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.
I've never understood this strategy. Having a good day at the Indy 500 is so hard - why distract yourself? Guess it's a money grab.
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