Chicago Bears will ask for more than $2B in public assistance for new stadium next to Soldier Field

WGN writer Eli Ong writes a Bears Report ... Bears to ask for over $2 billion in public assistance for new stadium and the replies on X are brutal.

"Sources told the Tribune the Bears plan to put forward $2.3 billion in private capital, which would include some financing coming from the National Football League, But the Bears plan will also ask for $2.3 billion in public financing, along with refinancing outstanding debt from previous publicly-financed stadium projects for the Bears at Soldier Field, and the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field."

-- Eli Ong/WGN News

Eli Ong on X: "Developing story: According to a new report in the @chicagotribune, the Chicago Bears will be unveiling a plan for a new stadium along the lakefront tomorrow that features over $2 billion coming out of the taxpayers' pockets. Story for @WGNNews: https://t.co/vbyHp3ag95" / X

Report: Bears to ask for over $2 billion in public assistance for new stadium - WGN