No Bin, No Dice

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled plans yesterday for the renovation of Soldier Field, with a dome coming in at an estimated $2.2 billion. What a waste of time and effort. Here’s why—the Bears want total control. The day of the team-as-tenant is over. The big bucks now come from owning the venue. The McCaskeys don’t want to pay rent or share any revenue sources. The only way the Bears pick Chicago over Arlington Heights is if Lightfoot builds them Scrooge McDuck’s Money Bin; fills it with cold, hard cash; and presents it to them as a gift. No Bin, no dice. A smart politician would know that.