Commentary: Arlington Heights and Evanston need to keep in mind that they, not their coliseum constructors, have the controlling seat in negotiations.
may be in the running as the Bears’ long-term future home — or so the team would like us to think.
The Bears, meanwhile, plunked down $197 million to buy a 326-acre Arlington Heights site that includes the former racetrack. The football franchise can paw the ground and snort, using Naperville or Waukegan as stalking horses, but nothing the Bears say or do should propel Arlington Heights into offering enticements that make no economic sense.
Northwestern, as a nonprofit institution, is exempt from real estate taxes and has resisted any talk of a pilot program. But Harvard University, Yale University, Dartmouth College and other elite schools have worked out deals with their local taxing authorities. Harvard made a $4.4 million pilot payment to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the 2021-22 school year, according to the city, and Boston for years has obtained similar amounts.
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