Gee, Ya Think?

How long has this been said here? And anywhere that intelligent people gather?

• The Illinois General Assembly will deliver the property tax relief the Bears say they need to build a domed stadium in Arlington Heights and throw a bone to Chicago by starting to untangle the traffic bottleneck around Soldier Field and the Museum Campus, a key state lawmaker in stadium talks said Friday.

  With the spring legislative session set to wrap up this weekend, State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) said he’s confident that Illinois lawmakers will “find a deal that works to keep the Bears in the state of Illinois” and prevent Chicago’s beloved NFL franchise from accepting a far more lucrative offer to move to Hammond, Indiana.

  Buckner is the chief sponsor of the mega-projects bill that would allow the Bears to negotiate discounted property tax payments with local school districts and other taxing bodies.

It'll be passed close to midnight with little (if any) serious debate as to the actual costs....which will be borne entirely by taxpayers. 

He'll probably run for governor based on "his" bill, too.