When the Chicago Bears unveiled their plans this week to build a new lakefront stadium in a project that will cost as much as $5B—for which they would need nearly $1B in public funding—Gov. J.B. Pritzker didn't attend the announcement.
The Illinois governor was at an unrelated press conference when team officials presented a dazzling video of a new $3.2B stadium with a translucent roof, a glass wall offering views of downtown Chicago and a hotel.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, who was at the video presentation, called the project to replace century-old Soldier Field a "crown jewel" that will reinvigorate Chicago. The mayor promised that "no new taxes" would be needed to build the new sports palace.
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