The panic-induced frenzy of chit chat Thursday about the proposed Bears stadium all overshadowed the fact nothing has been decided or is yet at hand.
The bill in Indiana to authorize a stadium funding plan hasn’t been approved yet, and merely cleared a hurdle on the same day that the first hearing about funding the Arlington Heights stadium was canceled in Spingfield as changes were made to wording at the Bears’ request.
Because the Bears were behind the wording requests, and it happened when Indiana was clearing a committee hurdle, it merely looked like something major had occurred. In essence, nothing has, and Illinois still has time to get its act in gear…