HAS SIGNALED SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT AROUND A POTENTIAL NEW BEARS DOME STADIUM ON THE LAKEFRONT.

>> WELL, THEY HAVEN'T YET RELEASED PLANS.

THE TEAM'S PRESIDENT STATED THEY WOULD COME IN OVER 2 BILLION DOLLARS TO TRANSFORM MUSEUM CAMPUS AND REVAMP THE SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE.

ALL OF WHICH WERE IN HOPES COULD BEGIN AS SOON AS THIS YEAR.

BUT THE GROUP FRIENDS OF THE PARKS IS PLAYING DEFENSE AS THE BUILDING WOULD SEEM TO VIOLATE THE LAKEFRONT PROTECTION ORDINANCE.

AND JOINING US, OUR JIM KILGORE, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF THE PARKS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE KAM BUCKNER, WHOSE DISTRICT INCLUDES SOLDIER FIELD AND THE AREA SURROUNDING IT.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US HERE AT REPRESENTATIVE BUCKNER.

YOU'VE IN CONTACT WITH THE BEARS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS THAT TEAM PRESIDENT KEVIN WARREN SAYS THEY WANT TO HAVE A PLANS AND RENDERINGS OUT SOON.

HOW SOME OF THOSE COME OUT AND WHAT YOU THINK YOU LOOK LIKE.

>> HERE'S OUR MANAGER.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE PLANS ARE RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

WE ARE NOW HEADING BACK TO SPRING THROUGH TOMORROW TO REALLY RAMP OUR SESSION.

AND I KNOW THAT THE WANT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SO I EXPECT THAT THAT WILL SEE SOMETHING FROM THE BEERS AND IT CAN MAKE OUR PREVENTION SHORT ORDER.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE AND HOPE THAT THOSE PLANS ARE, YOU KNOW, ARE THAT THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, FORWARD-LEANING IT THAT WE COULD HAVE FEE IN CONVERSATION WITH THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS, THE PEOPLE, CHICAGO, WHAT THE NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT FOR THE FUTURE.

>> THAT CAN KILL VARA.

YOU HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE BEARS.

YOU HAVE COME OUT IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PLAN, ALTHOUGH STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO SUE.

WHAT WAS YOUR MEETING LIKE?

>> I WAS A GREAT MEETING.

IT WAS WONDERFUL HAVE A TO MEET MORNING AND SEE HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR THE CITY.

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE IN CHICAGO.

WE HAVE NO NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT WE'RE LISTENING.

AND WARNING WANTING TO LEARN MORE.

I LOVE WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID LIKE, YES, CONVERSATIONS ARE NEEDED RIGHT >> AND WE RE WE REITERATED OUR CORE VALUES WHICH ARE NOT JUST OUR VALUES ARE CHICAGO'S VALUES OF HAVING AND OPEN CLEAR AND FREE LAKEFRONT THAT IS FOR PUBLIC USE, RIGHT?

THE LAKE FOR PROTECTION ORDINANCE.

SO IF THEY BUILT A DOME AT THAT PARKING LOT SITE, WOULD THAT VIOLATE THE LAKEFRONT PROTECTION ORDINANCE IN YOUR MIND?

WELL, IT'S >> NOT JUST PROTECTION ORDINANCE.

ALSO, THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE WHICH BASICALLY CHALLENGES PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT ON AREA OF LAND EAST OF LAKE SHORE DRIVE.

I WANT TO TAKE I WANT BRING THIS BACK A LITTLE AND SAY I FEEL LIKE THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION.

WE WE FEEL THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION IS BEING REALLY, REALLY RUSHED.

>> AND IT REMINDS ME OF THOSE COMMERCIALS, A LATE NIGHT COMMERCIALS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A YOU KNOW, BY NOW THIS DEAL WILL NOT LAST LONG AND IF YOU ACT NOW WILL THROW IN SOMETHING EXTRA.

YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR PARKS.

WE LOVE IT.

WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS OF PUBLIC RESTROOMS, YOU KNOW, LIKE, HEY, I WOULD BE GREAT FOR INCREASING PARK SPACE.

WILL, OF COURSE.

22 THAT WERE PARKED IT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS JOKING IN THE MEDIA.

I FEEL LIKE A KID IN A CANDY SHOP BECAUSE THEY'RE PROPOSING MORE PARK.

SO MANY SO MANY IDEAS ON THE TABLE.

AND I SAID, WAIT US THAT.

WE SAID, WAIT A SECOND.

WE'VE GOT TO DISCUSS ALL THE >> WHERE THE DETAILS.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, REPRESENTATIVE BUCKNER, SOME OF THE DETAILS HERE ARE, YOU KNOW, AMENITIES AROUND THE STADIUM, HOUSING >> BUSINESS AS PERHAPS ENTERTAIN.

BUT WHERE WOULD THAT GO?

IF YOU USE TECHNICALLY NOT SUPPOSED TO BUILD PRIVATE TO DEVELOPMENT ON THE LAKEFRONT.

>> WHOLE GOT TO HEAR MORE FROM THE BEARS ABOUT WHAT THEIR DESIRES, THE ONLY WAY THAT ANY OF THIS WORKS AS 2 THINGS WITH SOME LIGHT, ITS SCRUTINY ARE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO HEAR WHAT THIS PLAN IS OBVIOUSLY JENN TALK A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE LATE HER PROTECTION ORDINANCE AND THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE.

AND THE SPIRIT OF THESE THINGS ARE STRONG.

WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THAT IN I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE.

SAY IT HERE'S WERE DEFERRED TO THE PARK FOR NOT JUST NO, BUT IT'S NECESSARY.

AND SO WE HAVE TO A TEACHER THAT.

BUT ALSO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PORTLAND STATE TALKING ABOUT HOTELS.

RESTAURANTS DON'T KNOW.

WHERE ELSE CAN THAT GO OUT HER LOT OF TALK RECENTLY.

THE BRONZEVILLE LAKEFRONT.

I KNOW THAT THERE HAS WANT USE CARGO.

WAS ABOUT BROTHER.

BILLY.

I THINK THAT I LIKE THOSE IDEAS TO.

I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT KIND IMPACT AND WHAT THAT COULD FOR THIS PROJECT.

>> CAN KILL WHAT ABOUT FACT THAT YOU KNOW, REPRESENT BUCKNER IS ADVOCATING FOR THIS BEING A PUBLICLY OWNED STADIUM WITH THAT THAT MAKE IT COMPLY WITH SOUTHWEST ORDINANCE.

>> WE'RE NOT PREPARED TO SAY WHAT WILL COMPLY OR NOT COMPLY WOULD STATE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY HARD TO A PROPOSAL.

LIKE THIS.

ALTHOUGH AGAIN, IT'S VERY, YOU KNOW.

BIG SO FAR.

BEING CONSISTENT.

HOW OUR LAKEFRONT HAS BEEN PRESERVED.

OUR LAKEFRONT A CROWN JEWEL.

CHICAGO.

PEOPLE HAD NOT TAKEN VERY UNPOPULAR OPINIONS FOR ART AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE THE LAKEFRONT WITH PARTY DEVELOPED.

WHAT IS TROUBLING IS THAT SOMETHING THAT FEELS THAT PEOPLE COME IN, YOU KNOW, POWER BROKERS, BILLION ARE SPENT?

WELL, MAYBE RULES DON'T APPLY TO US.

AND SO WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED AGAIN.

I LOVE THE WORD.

GEORGE LUCAS CERTAINLY LEARNED THAT INDEED I LOVE THE SCRUTINIZE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE SAYING SLOW DOWN A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS AND WE JUST NEED TO SCRUTINIZE INSTEAD OF JUST BEING SO FOCUSED ON THIS ONE.

SPOT.

LET'S USE OUR CREATIVITY TO WHERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER LOCATIONS?

WHAT OTHER WAYS CAN WE ACHIEVE THIS GOAL?

THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE OUR LAKEFRONT?

HOW DO WE PROTECT IT?

WHERE ELSE IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT?

YOU KNOW THAT.

I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP THE POSSIBILITY THAT MICHAEL RECITES.

SO WHAT ABOUT THE FORMER MICHAEL REESE HAVE WITH WHAT ABOUT THAT REPRESENT BUCKNER?

IS THAT A PLAN THAT YOU MIGHT THE ENTERTAINER LAWMAKERS MIGHT ENTERTAIN THAT?

THE OLD MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL SITE?

>> AS BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WANT THE BEARS TO STAY IN CHICAGO AND THERE'S A THERE.

THINK THAT'S WHERE THEY CURRENTLY ARE THAT COULD MAKE SENSE OF THAT AND RECONCILE OR AS WE CALL THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE TO LAKEFRONT, WHICH ARE MISSION EARLY, I THINK LOOKING AT THAT AS A AS NEAR SOUTH SIDE AND ALSO AS A GATEWAY TO THE DOWNTOWN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IS VERY INTERESTING TO ME, WAS TO GET THE BRUNT OF RESIDENT.

I I'M INTRIGUED BY BUT LISTEN, THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS HERE AND WHAT IS VERY CLEAR IS THAT AS AS JANE SAID, THIS CANNOT JUST BE THE NEXT FOOTBALL SEASON OVER THE NEXT SUPER BOWL.

THIS HAS TO BE ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION TO MAKE SURE