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re: Chicago Bears idly threaten to relocate to Gary, IN
Posted on 12/17/25 at 7:48 pm to Stealth Matrix
Posted on 12/17/25 at 7:48 pm to Stealth Matrix
Build your own stadium, Kevin
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Posted on 12/17/25 at 7:53 pm to RelicBatches86
It ought to be illegal for the Chicago Bears to play in a dome.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 7:56 pm to Cosmo
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Gary is an absolute shithole
Posted on 12/17/25 at 7:58 pm to DBG
Irony is that I believe the Bears are trying to build their own stadium, just in Arlington Heights.
They want to be like Ricketts and the Cubs and control the surrounding area and all that revenue source. Can't do that downtown.
They want to be like Ricketts and the Cubs and control the surrounding area and all that revenue source. Can't do that downtown.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:08 pm to SoDakHawk
This is what the Braves ownership did as well with the Battery. It’s the model all teams seem to be after now.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:18 pm to MrCEO
When millions in TV, Radio, and ancillary money just aren't enough.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:19 pm to SoDakHawk
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Irony is that I believe the Bears are trying to build their own stadium, just in Arlington Heights.
Exactly. The Bears have already said they're putting up the money for the stadium. They've reportedly been trying to finalize logistics and infrastructure details with the state so they can finally break ground on this thing, but the state has basically ignored them.
I'm already seeing Bears fans on social media saying this is an empty threat and just a leverage play. If Illinois politicians believe the same and don't do anything, they'll be in for a rude awakening when Indiana rolls out the red carpet just across the border.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:29 pm to Stealth Matrix
Wish they’d stay downtown on the lake, right by Soldier Field. It’s an incredible view, and I don’t like the overall trend of NFL teams leaving the cities. But it’s awful parking around there, and the walk from the nearest L stop is 15-20 minutes (although I think that can build anticipation). Plus the McCaskeys can’t develop/own the area around the lakefront, which is of course most important to them.
Would say it’s still 95% they go to Arlington Heights (despite this “posturing”), 4% they stay in Chicago, 1% they go to NW Indiana (and .01% they go to Gary specifically).
Would say it’s still 95% they go to Arlington Heights (despite this “posturing”), 4% they stay in Chicago, 1% they go to NW Indiana (and .01% they go to Gary specifically).
This post was edited on 12/17/25 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:38 pm to Stealth Matrix
I think professional sports teams should be forced to use the actual city they are in as their name.
Gotta love those Indiana Bears! Or the Gary Bears!
Gotta love those Indiana Bears! Or the Gary Bears!
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:40 pm to Cosmo
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Lions talking about moving to Flint
Jackie Moon will offer season Lions tickets if you can hit a half court shot at a Tropics game.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 8:55 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
quote:I have the same feeling and it just wouldn’t be right having a founding team not be in the same city. I’d rather see them go back to Decatur
Wish they’d stay downtown on the lake, right by Soldier Field. It’s an incredible view, and I don’t like the overall trend of NFL teams leaving the cities.
than Arlington and definitely not Gary. I don’t think it’s as high as 95% that they go to Arlington, but they’re pushing hard. I think Chicago political machine will do whatever it can to strong arm them into staying in the city and that has always proven to be a tough machine to beat.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:03 pm to CMBears1259
Everything I see is the Bears are trying to make all this work. It's the City of Chicago that is the problem.
I want the Bears to stay on the lake, but that will take concessions from the city.
Fully support the Bears building their own stadium in Arlington Heights. They're putting their own money up.
I want the Bears to stay on the lake, but that will take concessions from the city.
Fully support the Bears building their own stadium in Arlington Heights. They're putting their own money up.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:26 pm to SirWinston
Reminds me of when Tom Benson tried to get leverage during negotiations with the State of Louisiana by leaking an offer from Albuquerque, NM. 
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:34 pm to Stealth Matrix
Scary Gary? Are you shitting me? That place is a crime-ridden third world shithole that makes Chi-raq look like fricking Tokyo.
Gary literally smells like shite when you drive through it on the Toll Road to get to Chicago from South Bend. It is, without exageration, the worst city I have ever been to or through and my career has had significant travel through Mexico, Central America, and Eastern Europe.
Gary literally smells like shite when you drive through it on the Toll Road to get to Chicago from South Bend. It is, without exageration, the worst city I have ever been to or through and my career has had significant travel through Mexico, Central America, and Eastern Europe.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:36 pm to Cosmo
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Lions talking about moving to Flint
Dammit. Now the Saints are threatening to stay.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 9:52 pm to MrCEO
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This is what the Braves ownership did as well with the Battery. It’s the model all teams seem to be after now.
And the crazy thing about it is nobody knew about it until the press conference
The fact the Braves kept it under wraps is still amazing.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 10:59 pm to Stealth Matrix
There are non-Gary towns in N. Indiana filled with quaint, well-behaved Midwesterners.
A Christmas Story (and the book upon which it was based) were set in Jean Sheperd's hometown of Hammond, IN. But I think Ralphie's old man hated the Bears and ridiculed the so-called monsters of the midway.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 11:21 pm to nvasil1
Valparaiso is probably the “best” city in NW Indiana in terms of its commuter distance from Chicago
Posted on 12/18/25 at 12:10 am to Cosmo
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Gary is an absolute shithole
It’s the worst American city I’ve ever visited
Posted on 12/18/25 at 6:41 am to TheePalmetto
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plus most of their high dollar fans live on the Northside.
You dont say
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