Good afternoon, Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said today he has done everything he can to lobby lawmakers to come up with state money to keep the Bears in Chicago, even as the team now looks toward Arlington Heights instead.
Following Tribune reporting last week that the team is pivoting its focus back to Arlington Heights and away from the city’s lakefront, Johnson told reporters on Tuesday that “there’s a long way to go still” — but hinted that he won’t be an active player in this next round of talks with state lawmakers.
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