From George Shay at The Chicago Contrarian we get a story of the Democrats turning on their own. UnBearable
The Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, not so affectionately known as Fatso, is laying the blame for the Chicago Bears moving to Indiana, something they have not officially decided to do, on Chicago's mayor, Brendan Johnson.
You know things are going badly for a mayor when even the governor from his own party publicly humiliates him. That is exactly what happened when JB Pritzker openly criticized Brandon Johnson for having “no plan” to keep the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Coming from a Republican, that would have been ordinary politics. Coming from the Democratic governor of Illinois, it was devastating.
The Bears aren't considering this move in a vacuum.
The sad reality is Chicago has lost a great deal in just three short years under Brandon Johnson. We lost ShotSpotter, despite the fact many police officers believed it helped save lives by locating gunfire quickly. We have lost businesses, investment, conventions, taxpayers, and confidence in public safety. We have lost far too many young people to gun violence, and we have lost police officers both literally and figuratively as morale within law enforcement continues to erode.
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As for The Bears, we get this from the AP: Bears reiterate Chicago stadium options are ‘exhausted,’ focused on suburban Illinois and Indiana
The Bears reiterated Thursday they plan to leave Chicago as they continue to look at building a stadium in suburban Illinois or Hammond, Indiana.
The state is trying to do some things to keep them in Illinois, so Pritzker could maybe do something there.
The Bears haven't said why they are leaving Chicago, but the tax and crime situation is why other people are leaving. They have said that want a moderen, enclosed stadium. If you have ever been in Chicago in January, you would understand.

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