In what might be the most embarrassing political fumble in Chicago history — and that's saying something for a city that has perfected political failure — the Chicago Bears have officially rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson's desperate pleas and announced they're resuming stadium talks with Indiana.

Let that sink in, Patriots. A franchise that's called Chicago home for over a century, playing in Soldier Field since it was built after World War I, would rather relocate twenty miles across the border to Hammond, Indiana than spend another season under Democrat leadership that has made their city unlivable.

When a reporter asked Mayor Johnson what evidence he had that the Bears should stay in Chicago, the Democrat mayor straightened his face, steadied himself, and delivered his case: the Chicago Bears belong in Chicago because they are called the Chicago Bears.

That was it. That was the evidence. The entire country watched a mayor of a major American city argue that a team name is a business case.

And then the Bears ignored his phone call and announced they were heading to Indiana anyway.

The real evidence tells a completely different story than Brandon Johnson's fantasy. Since Governor JB Pritzker took office, Illinois has hemorrhaged 1.2 million residents. Pritzker has raised taxes and fees more than 50 times. He's spent nearly $3 billion on illegal immigrants while refusing to help bridge a $700 million infrastructure gap that would have kept the Bears in state.

Former Governor Rod Blagojevich — yes, that Rod Blagojevich, pardoned by President Trump — put it perfectly:

Meanwhile, Mayor Johnson removed Chicago's ShotSpotter gunfire detection system, calling it racist. He implemented cashless bail. His city ranks 38th out of 50 major American cities in crime. And he has the audacity to wonder why businesses are fleeing?

The Bears aren't the first to run, and they won't be the last. McDonald's left Chicago. Citadel left. Caterpillar left. Boeing left. Over 260 major corporations fled Illinois in a single year. The once-magnificent Magnificent Mile sits mostly empty, a ghost town testament to progressive governance.

Indiana offered something radical: lower taxes, flexible unions, safer streets, and leadership that actually wants businesses there. What a concept.

Source: Next News Network