Did S#$% Just Get Real?

A bunch of nervous people at all levels of Illinois government all of the sudden:

• The Chicago Bears have released a new statement on a potential new stadium as Indiana lawmakers moved forward with a bill to bring the team to Hammond.

  The Bears said in a statement, "The passage of SB 27 would mark the most meaningful step forward in our stadium planning efforts to date. We are committed to finishing the remaining site-specific necessary due diligence to support our vision to build a world-class stadium near the Wolf Lake area in Hammond, Indiana. We appreciate the leadership shown by Governor Braun, Speaker Huston, Senator Mishler and members of the Indiana General Assembly in establishing this critical framework and path forward to deliver a premier venue for all of Chicagoland and a destination for Bears fans and visitors from across the globe. We value our partnership and look forward to continuing to build our working relationship together."

  Thursday morning legislators voted unanimously to push a bill out of the Ways and Means Committee. The bill would create the Northwest Indiana Stadium authority similar to Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. This could convince the Chicago Bears to cross state line and build a new stadium.

Fata$$ just wanted them to stay in Illinois, but anything to diminish the power of the Chicago / Cook County pols was fine with him.

Prickwrinkle was fine standing by the sidelines because the Arlington Heights Bears would still have been in Cook County. 

No one was listening to Conehead who continues to cement his place at the bottom of mayoral history and the bottom of the political pecking order. 

And here comes Indiana with tax breaks, infrastructure improvements and a pro-business approach.

We still think it's a long shot, but anything to make Illinois dems nervous is golden. Plus, we can see the political ads being written for the next election painting dems as chasing the most storied franchise out of town and having to raise taxes (again) to make up for the accompanying massive revenue shortfalls.