Tag: Illinois
It Has Not Been A Bad Year For Thoroughbred Racing
Public money is "reimagining" two of the three Triple Crown racetracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jllArZx7U
Despite the fact there will not be a Thoroughbred Racing Triple Crown winner this...
St. Louis Cardinals Ownership Wants Public Money For Stadium Upgrade
The 18-year-old stadium is getting long in the tooth according to Cardinals owners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdSAq8Rug_c
The Major League Baseball owners want for more public money to build...
Manfred: Taxpayer Funding Of Stadium Construction Is A Quality Of Life...
Manfred thinks politicians should spend money on stadiums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPj59LjMiac
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred knows part of his job description includes being a lobbyist and...
Manfred’s Expansion Boat Has Hit A Reef
Too many problems need to be solved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAxc8IzPtOI
The car that Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has been driving on the road to expansion has...
Arlington Heights Elected Officials Make The Chicago Bears’ Ownership An Offer
Come to Arlington Heights and pay less property tax.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkYPKCtLNXU
This was predictable as politicians generally have no spine when it comes to dealing with the...
Three Separate Chicago Franchises Want Public Money To Build Three Sports...
Where does the money come from?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAgSOCDBpcA
Chicago, Chicago that toddlin’ town has become the epicenter in the seemingly never-ending well-heeled sports owners’ quest for public...
Waco Has Joined The Stadium Game
Waco leaders want a minor league baseball team in town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXc-yKa87V4
City and business leaders in Waco, Texas have decided that the city needs a minor...
Goodell Has A Lot Of Political Work To Do
Five ownership groups want new stadiums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVjSdTV8_EU
The on-field action is done but the business of the National Football League is a 366 days a year...
Chicago, Illinois, Utah Politicians Need To Pony Up Billions For MLB...
The spending continues and continues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAy91FBdD6g
The race to get the most public money from taxpayers for sports venues has picked up. Initially it was thought...
A New Site For A Chicago Bears Stadium Has Emerged
Bears ownership is checking out one of Soldier Field's parking lots as a stadium site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNr77H9X4gM
Is the ownership of the National Football League’s Chicago Bears franchise back...