Kevin Warren may not go blameless in Bears' new stadium fiasco

There are many nervous residents in Illinois because the Chicago Bears' $5 billion stadium, which is supposed to be built, is still in limbo.

A new bill in Illinois was amended to make the Bears' stadium publicly owned, helping the franchise avoid paying property taxes. The state was not able to get it voted all the way through, so now the situation is either a special session needs to be called soon, or a vote won't happen until November. One problem is that the Bears will decide in late spring or early summer whether to build the stadium in Arlington Heights, Illinois, or in Hammond, Indiana, where their bill has already passed.

This has left many people in Illinois upset, and even upset politicians. Capitol News Illinois reporter Brenden Moore said politicians in the state should take the blame, but they aren't the only ones.

"There’s a lot of blame to (go) around," Moore said via 104.3 The Score. "The legislature and governor are not blameless. But if you talk to people in Springfield ... there’s a name that keeps coming up as a common denominator for why the Bears have had so many issues. And that's Kevin Warren."

Kevin Warren is starting to feel the heat for issues with the new stadium in Illinois

Taxpayers in Illinois have every right to be upset with the state's politicians for dragging their feet on passing a bill while Indiana moved quickly to accommodate the Bears. They have known for months that the Bears were interested in Hammond and could have gone with this new bill at the beginning of the year.

At the same time, the Bears have been thinking too much like business people and have not considered what this means for their fans. They could have worked with the state on making something work instead of flirting with another state when they know that will upset Illinois.

At the heart of the battle to keep the Bears in Illinois is Senator Bill Cunningham, who also appeared on 104.3 The Score to share his frustrations with the Bears.

"Working with the Bears has been frustrating from the beginning. They've pivoted between various plans," Senator Cunningham said.

"There's nothing stopping the Bears from breaking ground in Arlington Heights tomorrow and building a stadium," Senator Cunningham continued. "The problem is they don't want to do that unless they get a massive tax break from Illinois. So they've introduced the political complication."

At some point, the state and the Bears have to sit down at the table and compromise on what works best so they can move on from the situation. Bears fans are tired of all the drama coming from this.

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