The December Issue Of Chicago Magazine

The December issue of Chicago Magazine, in addition to articles featuring the Chicagoans of the Year and the 50th anniversary of a 737 crashing into the West Lawn neighborhood, contains an article about the possible move of the Chicago Bears from Soldier's Field to North Suburban Arlington Heights. The Bears have an option to purchase the now closed Arlington Park Racetrack, and want to build a new 5 billion dollar football stadium and mixed use complex there. The gist of the article is that the Bears will require Arlington Heights to provide massive subsidies, which most experts agree would be a big mistake for the city and its taxpayers. Here in Denver, the 3 and 10 Broncos were recently purchased by the Walton family, owners of Walmart and the richest family in America. They too have made sounds about building a new multi-billion dollar stadium in the suburbs, even though the current stadium, located near downtown, is a mere 22 years old. And the big benefit of spending all these billions and deserting a perfectly good stadium? Hosting the Super Bowl. Makes sense to me. Glad to know all these people have their priorities straight.