I am interested in the Metra crosstown service proposal where train lines connect to O'Hare (and avoid downtown Chicago) and how that would impact getting to a potential Arlington Heights stadium/district (on UP-NW line) from other parts of the region.

Good analysis here on what the "public ownership" of a new AH Bears stadium (+ sales tax capture in/around stadium) could mean.

Flyover at Medinah first tee before Sunday’s Presidents Cup matches.

Agreed 100%

If only someone would have informed the public that all these projections were inaccurate before the event.

This is the group (Econsult Solutions) that UW-Madison athletics paid to make claims about the impact of football games which lawmakers recited during debate on the $15M annual facility payments in the NIL bill.

“Induced” and “indirect jobs” is wild math that no economist would ever agree with. We are talking about companies such as Starbucks and In-N-Out getting this money.

Kentucky is suing the prediction markets.

This is the statute.

I disagree entirely that the financial math for the team is "unquestionably better in Indiana." In fact, it isn't close. Being able to pay for a development in AH with sales tax (same as the state paying for it through general revenue, BTW) and Bears keeping all revenue is huge.

So this is what a stadium authority tax capture looks like (via Nashville)... teams looks at data/projections like this and far beyond while "negotiating"

The use of “sales tax increment” here is wild. Yes, the additional sales tax beyond what they currently get here…

And.... as I have stated so many times... the district around the stadium is where the Bears will gain so much revenue. This clause allows that to be a STAR bond district and have the development costs paid off with a tax capture. Yep.

Another huge item in NFL stadium costs is who pays for the ongoing maintenance and keeping a stadium up to "first-class" status, words NFL teams put in all its stadium deals. Have not seen that spelled out yet, with the city "owning" the stadium. Those are HUGE costs.

Here the bill describes what can pay off the revenue bonds, including any taxes that are part of a intergovernment agreement to pay those bonds off. Again, I have seen similar language to this before.

As I suspected, the stadium authority can bond for infrastructure. So, in theory, it could pay for the infrastructure $$$ the Bears are asking for through a separately authorized tax capture to pay off the infrastructure-related revenue bonds.

The sports authority board members will be appointed by the mayor and serve 5-year unpaid terms.