The Deuce: Ishbia purchases 47-acre rail yard in the South Loop

Ishbia purchases 47-acre rail yard in the South Loop - AintHatin March 18, 2026, 8:43:16

If the Sox move, the Bears should take over the Cell. Plenty of parking and transportation.* - Toonces March 18, 2026, 13:48:52
- Has this ever been considered?* - TarheelIllini March 18, 2026, 14:26:42
  - Gonna say about a million times. Reinsdorf didn't want a dual purpose stadium at all. - osklister March 18, 2026, 16:47:16
    - Well he’s gonna be dead soon.* - SurfTheBoneyard March 19, 2026, 10:01:08
      - Well, he's got the Sox sale scheduled to go until he's 98. So yeah: anytime after that.... - osklister March 19, 2026, 10:15:10
  - In theory, it's not the worst idea I've heard.* - MojoJojo March 18, 2026, 14:31:20
    - You would completely crater the building and start over - ijustkrushalot March 18, 2026, 14:40:30
      - the Rate is owned and operated by the state. that's a big hurdle* - Gene Parmesan March 19, 2026, 10:02:14
      - Better than Hammond.* - MojoJojo March 18, 2026, 14:40:59
Great development for the city. Who needs the Bears 8 home games.* - gullit March 18, 2026, 12:48:22
Having an owner with money is a plus in these situations. - CanHartlebHireSnider March 18, 2026, 10:30:39
- Jerry's got the cash... now spending it?? Different story. - osklister March 18, 2026, 12:35:02
  - Ishbia probably has double Jerry’s net worth* - CanHartlebHireSnider March 18, 2026, 12:41:45
    - Probably true. New guy $4 billion, Jerry $2 billion? - osklister March 18, 2026, 14:22:01
      - Jerry is definitely very wealthy - CanHartlebHireSnider March 18, 2026, 14:28:55
        
        Made me think: privately-owned MLB stadiums?? - osklister March 19, 2026, 8:39:34
        
        St. Louis* - cpsteine March 19, 2026, 10:44:32
        
        I'll take your word for it over the AI response. - osklister March 19, 2026, 11:35:24
that's a pretty perfect view of the skyline for a NE facing ballpark. - ijustkrushalot March 18, 2026, 8:50:44
- The Sox will inexplicably build it facing the other way, like they did before* - IlliniOllie March 18, 2026, 9:09:21
  - The current park is over 4 miles from downtown - bjl63 March 18, 2026, 11:26:24
  - here's how the existing park would fit on the site, a few thoughts: - ijustkrushalot March 18, 2026, 11:12:21
  - towards the projects too!* - Ari Gold March 18, 2026, 10:38:48
*sigh* doing all the things the bears should have done* - VIV March 18, 2026, 8:44:34
- gotta be a monumental cost to build there - ijustkrushalot March 18, 2026, 8:51:35
  - i'm thinking purely from the perspective of "if i were a billionaire and owned the bears" - VIV March 18, 2026, 8:57:10
    - I always thought Goose Island would have been a good location for the Bears - ijustkrushalot March 18, 2026, 9:00:19
      - it would need some infrastructure help, but i had rough ideas - VIV March 18, 2026, 10:27:59
      - It's not easy to get to, but the former US Steel South Works is huge and right on the lake - IlliniOllie March 18, 2026, 9:17:01
        
        Well, it's also next to a lot of dangerous neighborhoods and it's also being developed - Taz March 19, 2026, 9:53:46
        
        Close enough to reach your arm out your car window and touch Indiana.* - Warrin'_Illini March 18, 2026, 9:25:56
  - Add in the 50% build-in-cook-county unofficial tax while you’re at it * - uofi1998 March 18, 2026, 8:54:20
    - and the inevitable lawsuits from the Friends of the Railyards* - IlliniOllie March 18, 2026, 9:17:59

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