* Mayor Johnson will attend the Bears’ press conference today unveiling plans for its new domed stadium. From a media advisory…
Mayor Brandon Johnson will attend the Lakeshore Redevelopment Press Conference.
Location: Soldier Field, 1410 S. Museum Campus Dr.
Time: 12:00 p.m.
* From a mayoral runoff debate in early March of 2023…
Mary Ann Ahern: The Chicago Bears. Mayor Lightfoot wants to keep them by renovating Soldier Field. Do you agree? And if so, how do you pay for it?
Paul Vallas: I don’t support the billion-dollar subsidies for sports teams and I certainly don’t support putting billions of dollars into Soldier Field.
Brandon Johnson: Of course, I want the Bears to say in the city of Chicago. You know, I grew up with the Super Bowl Shuffle. We need another one in Chicago. And so I’m prepared and willing to sit down and and work with the ownership. And let’s see what we can figure out. I’m asking the ownership of the Chicago Bears just to hold tight, a better, stronger, safer, Chicago as possible. And give the new administration, I’m going to bring an opportunity to make the case. But of course, not subsidizing but finding creative ways in which we can make sure that the Super Bowl Shuffle lives on and my son gets to see a Super Bowl in Chicago.
