How Generous

According to a story in today’s Sun-Times, the Bears are pushing a lakefront makeover via their latest stadium proposal. How generous of them. The Munsters’ plan would include a year-round restaurant and improved public access to Chicago’s Museum Campus just north and east of Soldier Field. These and other great ideas come in at an estimated $1 billion, with the public picking up the tab. Who wouldn’t want to partner with an organization currently fighting its tax bill with school districts in and around Arlington Heights, where the Bears bought property? Marshall Field was a Chicago philanthropist; without him, there might not be a University of Chicago or a Field Museum of Natural History. Julius Rosenwald was a Chicago philanthropist; without him, there would be no Museum of Science and Industry. In comparison, the McCaskeys are just a bunch of poseurs looking for a free lunch at public expense. No, thank you.