Illinois Senate Republican Deputy Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) issued the following statement after the Chicago Bears announced they are moving forward with selecting a stadium site in Hammond, Indiana:
“The Governor has had months to lead on this issue and put together a path to keep the Bears in Illinois, but he completely failed to get anything across the goal line.
“If the Bears do end up leaving Illinois, they will be one more major business, one more major employer, one more major economic engine that has left Illinois in the last few years.
“This isn’t about one sports team, this is about the need for a fundamental change in direction for our state. We don’t need more gimmicky budgets filled with job-killing tax increases. What we need to do is create an environment where employers, whether they are sports teams, manufacturers, or home-based operations, want to stay and grow in Illinois.”