According to a Tribune report, the governor did not meet with Bears president Kevin Warren about the stadium proposal as the legislative session's end draws near.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave the Bears a stiff-arm nearly as good as those Walter Payton used to put on approaching tacklers.
Pritzker did not even attend a meeting with Bears president Kevin Warren to discuss the proposed Chicago domed stadium on the lakefront Wednesday, andWarren and Bears executive vice-president Karen Murphy met instead with aids to Pritzker and presented their plan for a $3.2 billion stadium project, plus the area infrastructure development ranging from $325 million to $1.5 billion.
The Bears wanted the legislature to consider the plan before the end of the current session, on May 24. Apparently something will have to change with their plans because the Tribune reported Gough told them the governor would"...need to see demonstrable and tangible benefit to the taxpayers of Illinois."The Bears are offering to put up $2.3 billion from their money and NFL funds for new stadiums.
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