A Phil Hall Op-Ed: One of the most lucrative and audacious scams in the real estate world involves the shakedown of taxpayers to finance the stadiums owned and operated by professional sports teams. Tons of money that could be used to improve schools, social services,...
The Chicago Bears are looking to Windy City taxpayers to fund the infrastructure upgrades for their proposed new lakefront domed stadium – an endeavor that will require $325 million for its first phase and could total $1.5 billion in public funding for the full...