Hammond mayor more confident than ever the Bears will leave Illinois
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/hammond-mayor-more-confident-than-ever-the-bears-will-leave-illinois/ar-AA1ZK2Ap?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Bill that could help Chicago Bears stay in Illinois stalls
http://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/03/31/pritzker-wants-chicago-bears-tax-bill-to-pass-sooner-than-later/89316372007/
And, get THIS ... one of the premiere grifters of all time from Vermont (of all places) felt the overwhelming need to weigh in ...

Senator Bernie Sanders wants to keep the Bears in Illinois
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/senator-bernie-sanders-wants-to-keep-the-bears-in-illinois/3914867/
By Rose Schmidt
NBC5 - Chicago
Published March 27, 2026
The Chicago Bears border battle is getting some attention from an unlikely person: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.
Illinois faces mounting pressure to keep one of the nation's oldest football franchises, while Indiana tries to lure them to Hammond. It's dragged on so long that now, Congress is running interference.
"The idea that ... they could blackmail one community against another for more tax breaks or more public subsidies is not acceptable," Sanders said. ...
Yeah, that's right! Because ... I, Bernie Sanders ... am the only one who is allowed to line my pockets with millions of dollars in other people's hard-earned money by blackmailing one set of American taxpayers against another! And, I have decided that I need a fourth house and a new Lear jet, so send me your money ... and I promise, as always, that I will give you nothing of value in return.


The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence