By the time Bears President Kevin Warren gave his impassioned plea, the two most pivotal members of the audience — Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker — had left the event.
So what exactly have the Chicago Bears proposed, what else is at stake, and how will this play out? Here are a few highlights.
After meeting remotely with Chicago Bears executives, aides to Gov. J.B. Pritzker still expressed skepticism about Chicago stadium plan.
The mayor of Arlington Heights says his northwest suburban town will still be interested in having the Chicago Bears stadium move there.
New borrowing for Chicago Bears stadium would swell to at least $4.8 billion, not even counting the initial $1.5 billion in infrastructure spending.