That Ship Has Sailed
At least, that's what all the signs and rumors are pointing to:
In a Hail Mary attempt to keep the Bears in Chicago, developers of the old Michael Reese Hospital site are going public with their dazzling plan to build a Bronzeville stadium and an adjacent mixed-use development — with a great lawn extending over Du Sable Lake Shore Drive all the way to Lake Michigan.
Scott Goodman, principal of the Farpoint Development team that purchased the 48.6-acre site from the city, openly acknowledged that he has not met with the team, nor has he finalized the financing for either for the $3.2 billion dome or the $600 million in state money needed just to ready the site for development.
Developed by architect Lamar Johnson, the striking renderings for a stadium and ancillary development at the Michael Reese site have been floating around behind the scenes for months. But Goodman refused to share them publicly for fear of alienating Bears President Kevin Warren.
Sources said Goodman was warned if he did go public, it would nix any chance of persuading the Bears to take their Chicago sights off the lakefront parking lot south of Soldier Field and push them to the shuttered Arlington International Racecourse that they bought in 2022.
Goodman said Friday his fear that the Bears could be as good as gone persuaded him to finally show his cards.
Even this guy thinks the Arlington Heights Bears is a done deal so he's dumping the facade of playing nice.
The NFL Draft is scheduled for 24-26 April. The Bears move is expected to be announced shortly after. Word is that Conehead's approval rating will hit 2% that day.
Labels: city politics, sports
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
59 Comments:
Goodman is the same guy who housed all the migrants. Check out the Suntimes articles on him. He is a money laundering operation for Brandon.
The super majority dems in IL should just pass a law , "bears cant leave chicago", just like that safe-t act BS
President TRUMP.
PLEASE send MORE of these bastard Illinois politicians to the fuckin' federal penitentiary ASAP !!!
But bye......and take the soxs and bulls with you. In fact take the whole South side to Arlington Park. It be needing some diversity an shit.
Fuck the Bears and the NFL.
Wasn't this the land somebody got dirt cheap in anticipation of Chicago getting the Olympics?
The NFL went full DEI/ESG/BLM and anti law and order America. They are not our friend.
Does anybody really give a shit?
Haven't watched nfl in 5 years.
Overpaid felons.
They certainly wouldn't pay money to watch you earn a living.
So fuck em.
Unless those high rise buildings were for parking, I didn’t see anywhere bears fans could park or tailgate
I don't care about the NFL or any football kneeling team, if the bears were smart they'd get out of this shithole now just like every other business that's fleeing
I understand that Michigan Avenue is now a ghost town.
I quit watching football after some of the players started kneeling to St. Floyd while the National Anthem was being played.
It’s time for a new chapter for the bears. Lori fucked that up and Virginia is dead. Time to sell the team and move to Arlington heights. Maybe we can win a Super Bowl again
It’s also time to trot out the “crosstown expressway”. We see that boondoggle every so often.
Putting a stadium in that area is a ready made failure. It's got to do with the people residing around it, just see whatever stadium the Sox play in now. It simply ain't safe.
And after the draft, people like me will be wondering just who these 2 percent of people are that support BJ. He has been a disaster since day one. He has made so many bad decisions for Chicago in such a short amount of time.
It is hard to believe that he still has over two years to go in his term.
Two years is plenty of time to raise taxes at least twice.
Chicago is becoming so unlivable, no one will care where any sports team plays.
Why should we care about billion dollar professional sports team and it's million dollar players who advocate for social justice and death of cops?
White Sox should be next. Why people of Chicago should sponsor this bs?
Who cares.
Convert Soldier Field into a music venue. One Taylor Swift concert made more than an entire Bears season.
Will the new stadium have kneeling pads? Folks and my auntie want know.
The Sox are now 40% owned by an outside consortium. Reinsdorf owns 12% but does have a controlling interest. It would be in their best interest fo go with the Bears to Arlington Heights. Can anyone name any place on earth that got better when progressives like Johnson and Lightfoot took over.
He housed the migrants FUCK HIM, he destroyed Chicago.
Perhaps they could use that valuable lakefront property to accommodate Rahm Emanuel’s ‘good friend,’ Star Wars director, George Lucas, and his ‘Museum of Storytelling.’
So very true. The player are just thugs.
Not for the ghetto rat $hit bird, it's Disneyland...
the mayor's approval might be 2%, but he'll amazingly still win re-election. UFB how that Illinois voting system works. It's magic..... and the people in IL still think they are electing their representatives, LOL.
Don't underestimate Brandon. He still may find a way to fuck the tax payers with some scheme to keep the Bears here.
I feel the same.
HOWEVER, in the end it's even WORSE for the pension.
Personally haven’t watched NFL in years but the team leaving is a hit for the tax base and pension. Really wish they’d stay so besotted Bears fans can pay $$$$$ inside Shitcago.
He was the Sterling Bay guy, (see Lincoln Yards & over $140 million and counting in TIF funds). Then he jumped ship to establish Farpoint & Sterling Bay has sold off property to Farpoint. Nothing shady about this stuff, lol. One hand greases the other.
Taxpayers were left on the hook paying for this. Rahm had to take out loans to payoff loans that were due. Then you have to wonder how much of that is/was being sold off to cronies as a fire sale in the following years. Much like his tollway & meter “deals.” I hope Daley Jr. is dribbling into a cup his last few years on Earth before he rots in Hell.
Yeah, they always hope putting projects like these is going to change the neighborhood, but then some local activists scream about gentrification and the community not getting a piece of the action. Meanwhile the politicians that the community voted in line their own pockets while the community refuse to change (you know like don’t rob tourists, stop shooting, etc).
Yup. Daley II had hoped it would be the "Olympian Village" for athletes.
https://hoodline.com/2025/03/former-illinois-state-employee-admits-to-ppp-loan-fraud-sentenced-to-probation-and-community-service/
da bears don't care buh bye !!!!
NFL no fucks left to give see ya bye
With the incompetent fucking cone head Chicango is on life support, and there ain’t no reviving it ! It’s circling the fucking drain complements of Illinois socialist democratic party ! Michigan AVE ‘ is a boarded up ghost town looks like the new Detroit ! Businesses are fleeing by the score, lots of vacant office space, lots of loss taxes that will be put on the backs of homeowners property taxes ! When Trump cuts off federal funding to these sanctuary shit hole cities that won’t comply. This is gonna kick into high gear.!
Good call ! Your god dam right this scum bag is !
When I exist Sox Park I want to go onto Pershing Rd and head east to the xway. Many times I am blocked by the police detail and they force me to go west to Halsted. Try driving down halsted to Garfield on a hot summer night. Not safe.
U need a hobby bub
All kids say nowadays is these wings are fire and let’s goo, can’t stand it.
Another revenue avenue disappearing. Not good for pensions
I understand Arlington Heights have started acceptance for Permits / Medallions for Paint can Drummers & Sax Players. Call now for prime locations !!!!!
new bears after the game competition,,,, who can run faster,, the running back or a fan running from the criminals robbing them after the game in Chicago
Back in 1975 the good Daley, Richard M. Daley, said if the Bears moved to Arlington Heights like they were threatening to do, that they wouldn’t be called the Chicago Bears anymore, they would be the Arlington Heights Bears. He also said they wouldn’t use the name Chicago as long as he was around.
Would be nice to have a mayor with a backbone again.
Kind of like the Detroit Lions who played in Pontiac
and what about the Chicago wolves that play in Rosemont??
or the Chicago Dogs that play in Rosemont??
or that the Chicago fire soccer used to play in Bridgeview?
they all used Chicago in their name and no complaints !!!
it's the democRATS and their policies and laws that are killing the tax base
I just saw Ernest Cato on the Amazing Race. He's participating with his daughter. Nice of the the IDOC to give him the time off from his highly paid post retirement gig.
Still in Cook County.
Maybe that's the city's plan; to drive all revenue-producing companies out of the city and destroy the pensions.
Yep, I remember 1975, when all players, teams and organizations, respected the National Anthem, our flag and law enforcement. But now they don’t, so they can all go Fuck themselves !!
The drive down Halsted isnt bad since its mostly commercial land. But if youre so scared, 43rd or 47th st entrance ramps are always open clown.
I'm wondering if the City of Chicago could parlay this into a money making winner. If the Bears move to Arlington Hts but want to keep the name Chicago Bears, perhaps the city could raise some revenue by charging them x amount of dollars each and every time they use the word Chicago. On ads, on tickets, on merchandise, etc.
Too little. Too late.
Richard J
I think it would be smart for the Bears to consider a move to a red state, possibly Indiana. I think they should make a deal with the University of Notre Dame to play at their stadium in South Bend. Notre Dame plays home games primarily on Saturday and the Bears could play on Sunday. As a Notre Dame Season ticket holder, I think the Bears would be a tremendous draw for a football weekend for South Bend restaurants, hotels, etc. Plus the area is safer than the lakefront and would draw fans from Indiana, Southwest Michigan and western Ohio.
The risk the Bears face is to be entangled for 30+ years in a lease or purchase agreement with a City that is failing financially and as crime and costs increase and population declines they will have to increase ticket prices to nosebleed levels to realize a return. City demands for the Bears future cash stream will only increase.
Relocate to a stable, wealthy red state.
Arlington Heights is no better because it is located in Cook County. Same state, same sh--.
I still smile when I remember the morning I woke up and put the radio on and the selection process was being held live, and Chicago was the first city thrown out of the running to host the olympics.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
Good riddance. Let them kneel and spread their DEI in Arlington Heights.
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