jethro_tull Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: What would they call them? Illinois Bears? the worried fans haven't thought that far ahead, they have Chicago Bears tunnel vision and the media fans the fire. of course the Bears would still be the Chicago Bears much like many other teams that have their stadiums in the suburbs. Somehow these fans do not get that idea and the mayor played into those fears. They would never be called the Arlington Heights Bears (for example), the NFL wouldn't allow it. Arlington Heights is a courthouse, some car dealers, a beautiful but vacant horse racing facility and a big bedroom community. Edited June 18, 2021 by jethro_tull 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 8:20 AM, Arkady Renko said: Didn't they recently completely remodel Soldier Field? https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/chicago-football/a-history-of-the-bears-ties-to-soldier-field-plans-to-potentially-move-to-suburbs/2535223/ Quote 2000-2002: Finally, after years of wrangling, a deal was struck between the Bears, the Chicago Park District, the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois to undertake a massive $587 million renovation of Soldier Field. The renovation started as soon as the Bears were eliminated in the postseason by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2002, and the team moved its home games to the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium for a season while the work was done. They reopened the stadium in 2003 to mixed reviews. There were some minor renovations since then including statues and scoreboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 7:47 PM, YoloinOhio said: Not a Lightfoot fan. Bears response should be "while our focus will be on football, yours should be on gun violence"... then drop the mic 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 20 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: What would they call them? Illinois Bears? Strictly "Da Bears" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 The Bears were founded in Decatur... The Staleys... Have historical ties to UofI in Champaign-Urbana... Move them to Peoria or back to Decatur. 😆🤣 11 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said: Not a Lightfoot fan. Bears response should be "while our focus will be on football, yours should be on gun violence"... then drop the mic NYC: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/06/19/us/man-shot-near-kids-bronx/index.html They have worse problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddenboy Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: What would they call them? Illinois Bears? The Chicago Bears of Anaheim Arlington Heights of Chicago, at United Airlines Field. Kinda like the San Diego Chargers of Los Angeles, at Los Angeles Rams Field. Edited June 19, 2021 by maddenboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreezeMafia Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 7:20 AM, Arkady Renko said: Didn't they recently completely remodel Soldier Field? Yea into a giant toilet seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Guess it’s really happening I was at soldier field for the preseason game vs the bills and it definitely was old. The row numbers were all faded away, etc. But it was really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 7:47 PM, YoloinOhio said: Solider Field. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Didn't they just build a new field not too long ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) On 6/18/2021 at 9:30 AM, dpberr said: IMO, she and the state of Illinois are lucky the Bears aren't considering leaving the state. Nobody wants to live in Chicago or Illinois. Nobody, except for 5 million or so people. Also Soldier Field was not renovated. They built a completely new stadium but left the old columns outside up. Edited September 29, 2021 by PromoTheRobot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: Nobody, except for 5 million or so people. Also Soldier Field was not renovated. They built a completely new stadium but left the old columns outside up. 9.5 million in Chicago the metro area... And a damn hot real estate market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corta765 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 6:35 PM, YoloinOhio said: What would they call them? Illinois Bears? Chicago Bears, the 49ers play like 40 miles away from San Fran and the Pats don't play close to Boston although their NE. Heck the Bills don't play downtown. It's pretty common nowadays that teams use the city name for the region even if they are not in that city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 6:35 PM, YoloinOhio said: What would they call them? Illinois Bears? as soon as we change to the New York Bills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Chicago is an awesome city. 2 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 9:06 PM, Don Otreply said: Frankly it’s good to hear a Mayor anywhere in America tell a football team owner to shove it, needs to happen way more often to all corporate entities. Except the Mayor of a City anywhere in America has considerably less power than a football team owner. Like it or not the billionaire usually comes out on top of the situation. So the Mayor can say all they want, but mainly its just noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddenboy Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 They only agreed on a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA). Basically, the bears locked up the property so they can explore things like Enviro, zoning (shouldnt be a problem), infrastructure, market research, seismic studies, etc. The PSA will typically include a ton of out-clauses, for which the Bears will have paid in advance, and might also include liquidated damages for when the Bears back out. Its basically an exclusive option to purchase. -To the point, I wonder how rich the Bears ownership is and can they credibly bluff that they are gonna build a 2-3 billion dollar project. -Or, I wonder if this new PSA for the new site will entice a super rich person (Bezos?) to buy the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Florio is surmising that Chicago could get a second team and put them in soldier field 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Chicago Jaguars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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