How The Chicago Park District Just Gave The Bears A Massive Middle Finger

Six years ago, former Chicago Bears team president Ted Phillips called the Chicago Park District, longtime owners of Soldier Field, about installing a sportsbook in the stadium to take advantage of the newly legalized sports betting. He felt it was a massive moneymaking opportunity. It took seven months for CPD leadership to finally respond. They stated that pursuing such an idea at the time would not be productive. When Phillips tried to follow up on the subject, he was met with silence.