I don't buy it
They just got legislation that will let them play Brandon Johnson and Arlington Heights against each other directly, and Johnson is a stooge who is going to stake his re-election pitch on keeping the Bears.
Putting out a statement with any punch pulling at all is basically like putting out a statement saying "Hammond is NOT selected"
And this is coming from someone who strongly favors Hammond as the stadium site
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- Your Hammond Bears!
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HumanRobot,
2026-06-05, 09:45 ![[*]](themes/default/images/complete_thread.png "Open whole thread")
- Do they even know how much it would cost to clean up - BillyGoat, 2026-06-08, 13:30
- The Lost Marsh Bears -
Ken Fowler,
2026-06-05, 19:53
- I don't buy it -
Mike (bart),
2026-06-05, 10:13
- I don't think that legislation passed, did it? -
beattherush,
2026-06-05, 15:29
- The Amtrak station is in Homewood, IL. -
professor,
2026-06-06, 15:44
- Besides. I don’t think anyone would Amtrak… -
bobbywal,
2026-06-06, 16:22
- Hammond has stops for both Metra and SSL. -
professor,
2026-06-07, 03:58
- We ate at the Hammond Wendy’s today - HumanRobot, 2026-06-07, 17:01
- Hammond has stops for both Metra and SSL. -
professor,
2026-06-07, 03:58
- Besides. I don’t think anyone would Amtrak… -
bobbywal,
2026-06-06, 16:22
- The Amtrak station is in Homewood, IL. -
professor,
2026-06-06, 15:44
- I don't think that legislation passed, did it? -
beattherush,
2026-06-05, 15:29
- Bear down...I-94. Amirite? -
MEH,
2026-06-05, 10:12