Big Jim's arguement seems to be, the tax payers are getting pillaged at all the other stadiums so why not Wrigley? I guess your answer to him today is that the tax payers are getting pillaged at Wrigley so he can relax and sleep tonight.
The 'Broken Heart' of Rogers P
· 2 years ago
I pay more in taxes on a 1900 sq foot - two bedroom condo a mile away. WTF?
GoBearsss
· 2 years ago
If, as a result of your tireless and misguided campaign against the State getting Wrigley field for free, there become separate owners for Wrigley Field and the Cubs, and then a lease dispute erupts, and the Cubs play hardball - saying they don't have to play in Wrigley - and then they move to Schaumburg or (heaven forbid) Comiskey, then I will personally find you, tie you up, and force you to drink Old Style from a plastic cup until the Cubs return to Wrigley.
Mark my words.
GoBearsss
· 2 years ago
Broken Heart - you pay $1 million in taxes a year on your condo? No wonder you are so grumpy!
The 'Broken Heart' of Rogers P
· 2 years ago
Oops, my bad, missed the extra comma in the numbers. Sorry. lol
Macbeth
· 2 years ago
Yeah, and we all know how *wonderful* the new Soldier Field is.
(That's sarcastic, BTW. The new soldier field looks awful and is an awful, awful stadium for football.)
GoBearsss
· 2 years ago
Actually, from the inside, Soldier Field is a fantastic stadium for playing and watching football.
From the outside....
umm....
go bears!
ptabski
· 2 years ago
need to ensure that the assessment they have quoted is not simply the 1/3 property value that is taxed....
publius
· 2 years ago
i think if you examine the building of united center you will find that it was done with private money
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
===need to ensure that the assessment they have quoted is not simply the 1/3 property value that is taxed===
I'm sure it is. But that would still be a huge lowball and a giant subsidy.
enrico depressario
· 2 years ago
Can't wait for Fitzgerald to write Big Jim's ticket to Wisconsin. The shareholders of Hollinger got the same treatment as your average Illinois taxpayer from Big Jim—screwed.
bored now
· 2 years ago
i'm all for the state buying wrigley for $12.3M. hell, if people object to state ownership, i'll buy it for $12.3M...
GoBearsss
· 2 years ago
bored - they are talking about buying it for far less than that - $1.
MOON
· 2 years ago
Wrigley Field is grossly under assessed, resulting in the form of subsidy by Assessor Houlihan. Houlihan is totally incompetent. He increases the home owners assessed value far greater than needed, resulting in higher taxes then runs to Springfield seeking cover with what he calls " The 7% Solution". Then he has the gall to blame the legislatures when they refuse to bail him out of the problem he created.
Mr. Houlihan, you created this mess, now you are subsidizing the millionaires who own Wrigley Field, all at the expense of the home owners.It's time for Houlihan to pack it in......Quit or retire. You have been a miserable failure!!!!!
Prairie Sage
· 2 years ago
Rich, you should ask Brown if he owes you and your commenters a hat-tip. We discussed the property tax issue -- with many of the same numbers -- earlier this week.
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
GoBearsss, odds are you'll be moving to the 'burbs anyway.
It's the Cubbie Blue Triangle of Life...
Grow up in the suburbs. Attend the U of I. Move to "Wrigleyville." Get married to a Cub fan. Move to the suburbs. Raise kids who go to the U of I, etc. :)
Just Observing
· 2 years ago
I'm not an apologist for the Assessor's office, but in all fairness ALL assessed values are below market rate -- even single family homes. It is not an accurate assessment of the true value -- and it really doesn't matter if everything else is under-assessed too.
GoBearsss
· 2 years ago
Or the Sox Fan way of life -
Grow up in the suburbs. Stay in the suburbs. Get married to your kin. Stay in the suburbs. Drive in to Comiskey, ignore "Comiskeyville", and pretend you are "from Chicago."
Raise kids who attach first base coaches, etc.
:)
GoBearsss
· 2 years ago
BTW - I didn't grow up in the suburbs. I don't plan on moving to the suburbs. I didn't go to the UofI. I didn't marry a cubs fan (but she is one now!).
But, I understand your characterization. When you have millions upon millions of fans, it is expected to have some bad apples.
Rich Miller
· 2 years ago
LOL. Touche.
Borden's Frosty Malt
· 2 years ago
I just read from Crain's that Zell is considering selling the naming rights for Wrigley Field.
Maybe he could sell them to the W.W. Wrigley Company, in which case it could be called Wrigley's Wrigley Field.
All Comments
Mark my words.
(That's sarcastic, BTW. The new soldier field looks awful and is an awful, awful stadium for football.)
From the outside....
umm....
go bears!
I'm sure it is. But that would still be a huge lowball and a giant subsidy.
Mr. Houlihan, you created this mess, now you are subsidizing the millionaires who own Wrigley Field, all at the expense of the home owners.It's time for Houlihan to pack it in......Quit or retire. You have been a miserable failure!!!!!
It's the Cubbie Blue Triangle of Life...
Grow up in the suburbs. Attend the U of I. Move to "Wrigleyville." Get married to a Cub fan. Move to the suburbs. Raise kids who go to the U of I, etc. :)
Grow up in the suburbs. Stay in the suburbs. Get married to your kin. Stay in the suburbs. Drive in to Comiskey, ignore "Comiskeyville", and pretend you are "from Chicago."
Raise kids who attach first base coaches, etc.
:)
But, I understand your characterization. When you have millions upon millions of fans, it is expected to have some bad apples.
Maybe he could sell them to the W.W. Wrigley Company, in which case it could be called Wrigley's Wrigley Field.