Uh oh…The Chicago Bears are moving to Indiana!

Respected Illinois political observer Thomas Devore says that multiple sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations are saying that the decision to move to Indiana has been is “effectively made”.

“The Bears are leaving for Indiana, drawn by a far more business-friendly environment and a state government that isn’t layering on uncertainty, taxes, and political gamesmanship.”

So, the bill Democrats and some Republicans approved on Wednesday that raises property taxes for all Illinois for the next 40 years, is all going to be for nothing. Your property taxes will still increase, but there will be no “Bears” to show for it in the state of Illinois.

Read more in Thomas Devore’s post on social media below.

Top points out, if this is true, and there’s little reason to believe insiders across different circles are all wrong, then the central justification for the megaprojects bill collapses.

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ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS ELECTED OFFICIALS BEWARE!!!

The Democrats official pitch for Illinois’ so-called “mega-project” bill is straightforward: keep the Chicago Bears from leaving. But if you listen to people who are actually close to the situation, the true nature of what is seemingly going on starts to surface.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations are telling me the decision is effectively made. The Bears are leaving for Indiana, drawn by a far more business-friendly environment and a state government that isn’t layering on uncertainty, taxes, and political gamesmanship. If that’s true, and there’s little reason to believe insiders across different circles are all wrong, then the central justification for this bill collapses. So why are the Democrats pushing it anyway? One of Rahm Emanuel’s famous statements starts ringing true. Don’t let a good crisis go to waste.

Because it is all but certain this bill was never really about the Bears. Look at its scope. This isn’t a targeted stadium incentive. It’s a massive, statewide framework designed to subsidize large private developments with public backing. It opens the door for billions in incentives, shifting financial risk onto taxpayers under the banner of “economic development” to save the Bears. The Bears are just the headline as it’s useful, emotional, and politically convenient.

If Democrat lawmakers already know the team is gone, then invoking the Bears starts to look less like urgency and more like strategy. It’s a sales pitch. A way to manufacture pressure. A way to make opposing the bill seem like you’re responsible for “losing the Bears,” even if that outcome is already baked in.

There’s also the bipartisan angle. By tying the bill to something as high-profile as the Bears, Democrats are pulling in Republican votes especially from districts where the team still carries cultural weight. If the Democrats succeed, they get to label the final product “bipartisan,” spreading political ownership and insulating themselves from future criticism when the costs come due for massive taxpayer financed projects that have nothing to do with the Bears. .

If the goal is to create a permanent mechanism to subsidize large projects across the state, then that debate should happen in the open, on its own merits. However, lawmakers are wrapping it in the urgency of a departing NFL franchise, one that by many credible accounts, has already made up its mind. And that’s the part that should concern taxpayers most because the real special interests groups (corporations and unions) behind the scenes don’t want to surface! Their token special interest group is the Bears carrying the water for who really wants this bill.

After the Bears leave, which is almost certainly the case according to insiders, we will all be left with a far-reaching piece of legislation that was sold under false urgency, expanding public exposure to private risk for years to come.

I encourage all Republican elected officials to vote NO for any legislation that expands the scope of this bill beyond only what is necessary to make a fair proposal to the Bears. If the Democrats push back, then you will all know my suspicions which are supported by insider knowledge is correct.