(670 The Score) As Bears president/CEO Kevin Warren acknowledged at public forum in Arlington Heights on Monday evening, the team’s negotiations with the village have become “convoluted” these days as the team continues its quest to build a new stadium. The Bears are at odds with the local school districts regarding tax assessments, and the franchise has solicited interest and held meetings with other municipalities about the possibility of building a stadium somewhere other than Arlington Park, a property it paid $197 million to acquire.
With that in mind, 670 The Score midday host Dan Bernstein shared what he has heard recently regarding the Bears’ quest for a new stadium – and how Warren is leading the way.
“Over the last few months, he has taken full charge,” Bernstein said. “He’s doing or saying anything he wants, and this idea of getting a bit confrontational, as this meeting did, maybe even some veiled threats, this is how it was said to me – ‘Warren’s very aggressive, very aggressive, and that approach is what got him in trouble in his early days in the Big Ten.’ Everyone at Halas Hall believes that this issue with the Arlington Heights schools districts will be resolved, but this most recent meeting didn’t accomplish anything to get them closer to doing that. This was a missed opportunity where Warren’s aggressiveness is not particularly well-received.”
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