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Paul Sullivan: Sure, give the Bears whatever they want for a new stadium after that pitch

CHICAGO — You have to give the Chicago Bears and Mayor Brandon Johnson credit for their boldness. Name-dropping the likes of Daniel Burnham, former President Barack Obama, Taylor Swift and Beyonce on Wednesday during their presentation of a proposed $4.6 billion stadium project was pure genius. Highlighting the historic Soldier Field colonnades Field after hiding them behind the crash-landing ...
From left, Mayor Brandon Johnson, President and CEO Kevin Warren and Chairman George McCaskey listen while the Chicago Bears announce their plans to build a new domed lakefront stadium at Soldier Field on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Chicago.

CHICAGO — You have to give the Chicago Bears and Mayor Brandon Johnson credit for their boldness.

Name-dropping the likes of Daniel Burnham, former President Barack Obama, Taylor Swift and Beyonce on Wednesday during their presentation of a proposed $4.6 billion stadium project was pure genius.

Highlighting the historic Soldier Field colonnades Field after hiding them behind the crash-landing spaceship from the previous stadium renovation while talking about the need to “respect and embrace our traditions” was gaslighting at its finest.

Informing us that “no new taxes” would be necessary to pay for the project was what everyone wanted to hear,

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