The Deuce: Explain the ‘Indiana paying for it’ benefit to me like I’m a 5 year old.

Bears' stadium update - IlliniSax05 February 19, 2026, 7:49:33

Take the source for what it's worth. I'm not a big Ofman believer - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 23:03:58
AH releases statement saying they’ve repeatedly been assured Bears have made no final site decision - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 17:39:36
According to the Score, Bears "walking back" the statement from yesterday. - JFG Yesterday, 12:48:20
- It wasn’t the PR the bears were looking for.* - Mrap24 Yesterday, 13:04:40
- JB basically sounds willing to get this done and give the Bears what they want - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 12:52:55
- More like The Score walking back their overreaction to the statement* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 12:50:17
  - That too.* - JFG Yesterday, 12:50:43
- THE ARISTOCRATS!* - VIV Yesterday, 12:49:58
Maybe they can put that McDonalds back on the Tollway.* - DiamondDazzle Yesterday, 9:32:44
Maybe I'm not getting something, but how is getting a stadium less than half hour from downtown - londoner Yesterday, 7:55:43
- point taken about gameday traffic but surely it's more convenient than Arlington* - londoner Yesterday, 12:39:01
  - no. - VIV Yesterday, 12:46:24
    - no idea where the heat map is for ticket holders, but hammond is pure shite for people north* - cpsteine Yesterday, 12:57:00
      - I would guess the majority is north and west* - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 12:58:19
        
        I'm not their target, as I don't go to many games, but I know people near me who have boxes who - cpsteine Yesterday, 13:02:19
        
        but I'm sure there's tons of people in the south burbs waiting to nab those skyboxes, lol* - cpsteine Yesterday, 13:03:45
- Explain the ‘Indiana paying for it’ benefit to me like I’m a 5 year old. - OB25 Yesterday, 12:24:52
- I would bet for the majority of sth and fans that attend games it is a much bigger pain in the ass - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 9:43:12
  - But they will almost all happily do the commute - OrangeSox Yesterday, 11:00:29
    - Maybe but I’d also bet they’d be spending much less time around the stadium - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 11:10:07
- "less than a half hour" lol* - VIV Yesterday, 9:27:58
  - But gameday traffic.... - osklister Yesterday, 9:32:47
- It's a massive win but meatheads gonna meathead* - GMAW Yesterday, 9:14:18
  - If you're an Illinois resident you should be happy we're not handing over money to billionaires - OrangeSox Yesterday, 10:58:11
  - i don't want our centerpiece of a stadium to be 1 mile from an oil refinery - VIV Yesterday, 10:18:07
  - NW Indiana is more “Chicago” than Arlington - bjl63 Yesterday, 9:47:30
    - Adam Jahns was telling everyone how great this move is on today's podcast - VIV Yesterday, 10:15:09
      - Hoge’s takes on this have also been pretty dumb, IMO.* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 10:53:35
        
        I definitely feel like he’s been Kevin’s biggest mouthpiece* - CanHartlebHireSnider Yesterday, 10:57:02
- You really think on gameday it's going to take half hour to get there from downtown???* - MojoJojo Yesterday, 9:10:05
  - 37 minutes on South Shore Line* - Poldark Yesterday, 11:01:12
    - then a 30-40 minute walk from the hammond station to the stadium site. * - VIV Yesterday, 11:13:39
      - Hammond will provide shuttle buses* - Poldark Yesterday, 11:21:34
        
        lol. perfect. that wont be a postgame clusterfuck at all* - VIV Yesterday, 12:05:04
- I've always felt like this isn't good for the fans. - tvillini Yesterday, 8:54:21
  - FWLIW, Bears had veto rights over stadium usage from say, Sept-December. - osklister Yesterday, 9:35:47
  - Yeah… none of those are the issue* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 9:01:42
- That's true. But it's Indiana. And the Bears should be in Illinois.* - JFG Yesterday, 8:16:55
- Lost tax revenue and pride* - JeffFrank Yesterday, 8:05:56
  - Net positive in revenue * - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 8:18:48
New Illinois committee hearing set for February 26* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 21:48:34
My thoughts - CoronaTheirAss February 19, 2026, 20:44:17
the jerks that own the Skyway should gouge the shit out of people on gameday - assassin February 19, 2026, 20:11:52
- imagine the disappointment 5-year-old me felt - Sammich Yesterday, 8:15:59
  - One time my dad said we were going to Wally World and I was so damn excited. - DiamondDazzle Yesterday, 9:55:25
    - picturing li'l LBK at Walmart with a big frown on her face, wearing all her Marty Moose swag* - Sammich Yesterday, 10:05:44
      - hahahaha.* - DiamondDazzle Yesterday, 10:07:05
  - Long, long ago a lot of people just called it The Bridge. - osklister Yesterday, 8:28:43
I don't want to live in a world where Indiana has two NFL teams and Illinois has none.* - MojoJojo February 19, 2026, 13:30:05
- What if we have Indiana pay for the Chicago Bears? I say yes.* - Warrin'_Illini February 19, 2026, 14:12:28
- I don't want to live in a world where Indiana exists, but we engage with the world as it is* - Sammich February 19, 2026, 13:39:14
"you're the pride and joy of...Indiana"* - Orangeillini February 19, 2026, 13:19:06
JB remarks - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 12:22:00
- Late in 2025, the new Mike Madigan told everyone not to expect anything until 2027. - osklister February 19, 2026, 16:52:25
  - Aw Stumpy, a JB thread and you passed up using "Fatazz"? - KingTalkyTiki February 19, 2026, 16:56:27
- Capitol Fax telling people to calm down - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 13:17:21
  - I mean, it's just out of committee. Nevermind the issues with the site due dilligence. - Chicago1995 Yesterday, 9:13:40
    - that site has to be polluted AF* - VIV Yesterday, 9:44:21
      - Yes. Yes it is. * - Chicago1995 Yesterday, 12:31:06
  - good.* - VIV February 19, 2026, 13:39:12
- rumor: Warren wanted the Indiana deal in hand/publicized - IlliniSax05 February 19, 2026, 12:39:18
"Wolf Lake Area" lol. What a fucking shithole. Makes Arlington Heights look like Monaco.* - cpsteine February 19, 2026, 10:55:50
- would go from arguably the most picturesque stadium setting to the least. * - VIV February 19, 2026, 11:09:33
  - Wha?? C'mon, lakefront to lakefront. :-) * - osklister February 19, 2026, 16:50:49
  - Having stayed in a hotel adjacent to the Meadowlands, that's no small feat.. - KingTalkyTiki February 19, 2026, 11:11:25
    - i hope the new stadium has a nice view of the BP refinery* - VIV February 19, 2026, 11:27:11
  - They better knock it out of the park with the stadium itself. (narrator)* - OB25 February 19, 2026, 11:10:59
- I still believe this is never going to happen - Sounder February 19, 2026, 11:02:00
As someone who roots for a New York team playing in Jersey - snipes824 February 19, 2026, 10:16:41
- New York and New Jersey have a very different symbiotic relationship - Sounder February 19, 2026, 11:02:49
  - Yes but the fan experience is the same - snipes824 February 19, 2026, 11:28:04
    - Probably becomes a much easier ticket, I would assume* - gvibes February 19, 2026, 13:21:02
They'll do this and every summer stadium concert will still go to Soldier Field. - illini February 19, 2026, 9:50:23
- Is the city keeping Soldier Field as-is if the Bears aren't playing there?* - IlliniOllie February 19, 2026, 10:07:37
Won't be going to any games no matter where its built. - DanSaint February 19, 2026, 9:49:45
- congrats* - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:57:50
- ooo - IlliniSax05 February 19, 2026, 9:55:20
  - I mean..an NFL stadium is basically an oversized television studio. - DanSaint February 19, 2026, 10:12:13
    - the same could be said for every sporting event - IlliniSax05 February 19, 2026, 10:52:03
      - It's almost like there's no reason to care about anything except what happens on the field* - Sammich February 19, 2026, 10:57:37
    - for someone who doesn't care about this topic, you keep discussing it. * - VIV February 19, 2026, 10:15:54
Now announce a trade for Maxx Crosby* - illini21 February 19, 2026, 9:28:20
If their goal is to have less attendance for their games, this is the right way to do it - timmer February 19, 2026, 9:22:36
- Oh please, the sheep will line up to pay 13% ticket price increase.* - gullit February 19, 2026, 9:30:38
- that's the thing...this won't impact attendance - IlliniSax05 February 19, 2026, 9:25:28
Amazing how badly KW bungled this. Like he was a sleeper cell from the vikings* - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:15:22
- Wait, Kenny Williams is in charge now? - apusikam February 19, 2026, 13:58:49
- I'll give KW this... - KingTalkyTiki February 19, 2026, 13:34:33
  - Nm* - KingTalkyTiki February 19, 2026, 13:49:06
  - you can't talk about us like that. only we can talk about us like that* - VIV February 19, 2026, 13:40:06
    - Point taken....but as someone who is married to one... - KingTalkyTiki February 19, 2026, 13:52:37
    - nm - KingTalkyTiki February 19, 2026, 13:52:32
      - nm - KingTalkyTiki February 19, 2026, 13:53:30
    - Fucking Boardhost* - KingTalkyTiki February 19, 2026, 13:52:25
- is this a bad thing for the Bears? - Sammich February 19, 2026, 9:24:05
  - i think they had a chance to do something awesome - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:26:30
- Did he? He doesn't care if the Bears play on the moon and Indiana offered a better deal.* - Warrin'_Illini February 19, 2026, 9:17:03
  - yes - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:21:32
    - Just words, nbd. He will ultimately be judged on the deal he gets. Now he has - Warrin'_Illini February 19, 2026, 9:32:48
      - apparently, IL was ready to move the bill forward today and this blindsided them - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:35:19
        
        Sounds like Kevin read Art of the Deal. Hopefully he doesn't bungle it horribly.* - Warrin'_Illini February 19, 2026, 9:41:15
  - Agreed. JB seems like the one scrambling now. - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 9:19:40
    - the establishing shots of the stadium surrounded by steel mills and refineries will be gorgeous* - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:23:39
      - Nah, there will still be the same shots of Chicago used for every broadcast - IlliniOllie February 19, 2026, 10:06:04
Man, this absolutely sucks* - OB25 February 19, 2026, 9:12:00
- This isn't even close to over. The Bears want this news out there. They want you to be upset - deadpoolOG10 February 19, 2026, 9:26:00
  - until this power play completely falls apart when it fails to pass the Indiana legislature* - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:28:11
    - You're right, that could happen.There's an interesting timeline issue at play here - deadpoolOG10 February 19, 2026, 10:14:50
- I’m surprised people are this emotional about it. - Carl Spackler February 19, 2026, 9:23:49
  - Because fuck Indiana? Is this difficult to understand?* - JFG February 19, 2026, 9:32:29
    - reminder - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:34:14
      - That's what I'm talking bout.* - JFG February 19, 2026, 9:35:00
        
        i have to say, the line about tom crean leading them back to greatness is excellent* - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:40:56
        
        wait, they released this song january 11, 2011... - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:46:23
  - But my family and I do go to Bears games and this location is much worse for us. - OB25 February 19, 2026, 9:26:46
    - Yep same* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 9:36:48
    - Ah, for the north/west side STHs, no doubt a downer* - Carl Spackler February 19, 2026, 9:31:08
I turned on the Score for some entertainment - illini21 February 19, 2026, 9:00:02
- David Haugh now wondering what George Halas would think of this* - illini21 February 19, 2026, 9:36:29
  - David Haugh claims Mike White offered him a scholarship * - Poldark February 19, 2026, 10:47:55
- oh my god* - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:11:28
Cool. Now get some shovels in the ground* - illini21 February 19, 2026, 8:41:32
They released a statement. Stops short of full commitment but heading there - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 8:27:25
- Meh. "committed to finishing the remaining site-specific necessary due diligence", lol - deadpoolOG10 February 19, 2026, 9:16:50
  - I generally agree with you. But every step seems easier to see them in Indiana* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 9:18:49
- "heading there" meaning it seems like it's getting closer and closer to this happening* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 8:32:20
  - Part of me thinks that Indiana started their whole stadium pitch just to troll Illinois - IlliniOllie February 19, 2026, 8:58:41
    - Yeah, I don't know about the concerts and Final 4 part...* - cpsteine February 19, 2026, 10:58:15
    - A Gary Super Bowl will be a sight to behold. * - illini February 19, 2026, 9:02:45
- terrible, and embarassing by pritzker and the illinois legislature - IlliniSax05 February 19, 2026, 8:30:57
  - Meh, I’m happy about it* - Carl Spackler February 19, 2026, 9:26:40
  - thanks Mayor Deadbeat!* - Poldark February 19, 2026, 8:54:35
  - Better than Arlington Heights* - longsnapper February 19, 2026, 8:32:00
    - wut* - cpsteine February 19, 2026, 10:58:39
- I never really thought this would happen. Oh well, I don't go to the games anyway.* - Warrin'_Illini February 19, 2026, 8:30:18
  - I do and it would suck for me a lot more* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 8:32:36
    - You need to send George a strongly worded letter.* - Warrin'_Illini February 19, 2026, 8:36:34
      - or a strongly painted picture* - VIV February 19, 2026, 9:11:01
      - George once sent me a strongly worded letter - CanHartlebHireSnider February 19, 2026, 8:43:28
        
        Nice, I hope you didn't insult his beloved Toyota Camry.* - Warrin'_Illini February 19, 2026, 9:15:35
ooo - Mrap24 February 19, 2026, 8:22:01
Score reporting they are heading to NW Indiana* - Mrap24 February 19, 2026, 8:21:07
- Well, IL politicians are kinda daring them to do just that. - osklister February 19, 2026, 8:28:55
lol* - illini21 February 19, 2026, 7:56:02

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