* The House’s top Bears stadium negotiator Rep. Kam Buckner was on the SCORE’s Mully & Haugh Show today…
They’re having a conversation here in the Capitol about what a pared-down version of it will look like. I’ve called it the megaproject deal on Ozempic [laughter] that would only work for the Bears and Arlington Heights.
Now, listen, I don’t know if that works for the Senate. I know that there may be some issues over here in the House if that happens, because frankly, I think a lot of the Chicago members here on my side of the Capitol were able to vote for my bill because there were things in there that help out the city of Chicago, right.
And so, listen, at the end of the day, this is a possibility. I think that Senator Cunningham is going to have the conversation based on the way he thinks works in his chamber, and we’ll get there.
But I just want to also say, listen, this I know seems frustrating to a lot of Bears fans, a lot of the folks who are looking for the end result on this. And I think we’re going to get there, once again. I know this seems like the long slog for folks, but I think it requires some of these deep fits and starts in order to get to a good spot.
- DuPage Saint - Friday, May 29, 26 @ 12:55 pm:
“Good spot”? Is that the same as “I smell the neat a cookin”?
- Leatherneck - Friday, May 29, 26 @ 1:00 pm:
=I think we’re going to get there=
Would that be equivalent to a 90-yard blocked field goal for a touchdown in the last 3 seconds, or a Hail Mary?
- Norseman - Friday, May 29, 26 @ 1:02 pm:
Did you mean the pigskin a cookin?
- Rahm's Parking Meter - Friday, May 29, 26 @ 1:26 pm:
I listened to the interview — seemed encouraged.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Friday, May 29, 26 @ 1:45 pm:
I can’t believe AI calls this “cynical” but kudos for crediting Capitol Fax with the meme. It is one of our most enduring truths:
“I’ve learned over the years to always bet on nothing when it comes to getting something done in Illinois. It’s the historically smart play and you’re only wrong once.”
- Rich Miller, March, 2016
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/no-end-in-sigh-11454193/