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Chicago mayor rips ‘ultra-rich’ in last-ditch attempt to block Bears’ stadium move
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One of the biggest stories of the last few months for the Chicago Bears is what their next home stadium will be. While team loyalists pine for the Bears to stay put in the iconic Soldier Field , the team is considering multiple new locations, including one in Indiana and one in the Illinois city of Arlington Heights.
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One person not on board with a move is none other than Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson, who recently spoke out against the team’s quest for a property tax break that would allow them to pursue the move to Arlington Heights, blasting lawmakers who are considering providing the tax break while ignoring more pressing needs in the city.
“If we’re asking anyone to tighten the belt, we should look at whose belt is exploding — and that’s the ultra-rich. As their bellies get fat and our people are starving, this is not the time to balance the budget off the backs of working people,” the mayor said, per Fran Spieman of the Chicago Sun-Times.
“The type of tax structure that they would set up for large corporations and billionaires without a clear pathway to provide certainty as well as equity for everyday working people, I believe that’s a mismatch there. And quite frankly, the infrastructure they’re even discussing in the suburbs — those infrastructure needs have been present on the lakefront for a very long time,” he added.
Many Chicagoans have been even more opposed to a move out of the state and into Indiana, but at this point, it seems that financial motivations are completely steering the ship for the Bears in their quest for a new home.
At this point, it’s unclear when a final decision will be made about the Bears’ home stadium of the future.
