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 ...
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Apr 24, 2024
4 minutes
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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