As the Chicago Bears and White Sox both look for public funding for new stadium developments, newly obtained internal emails show that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s…
Newly obtained internal emails show that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office pushed to publicly present a united front with the Sox after meeting with owner Jerry Reinsdorf in early JanuaryAs the Chicago Bears and White Sox both look for public funding for new stadium developments, newly obtained internal emails show that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office pushed to publicly present a united front with the Sox after meeting with owner Jerry Reinsdorf in early January.
Hours later, the emails show that second statement was the one that was distributed to members of the press inquiring about the team’s negotiations with the city over a new home, potentially a property known as The 78 on the Near South Side. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday confirmed that effort but cast doubt on the appetite for publicly funding either development.
"Lots of great pictures and things that I think are exciting, and I would love to see new stadiums, I’m just not sure that the taxpayers are going to get what they deserve out of that investment with their dollars,” he added.The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority owes $50,329,500.00 on bonds for Guaranteed Rate, and $589,143,412.50 on the 2002 renovation of Soldier Field, for a total of $639,472,912.50.
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