About this episode
The Bears have pledged over $2 billion in private money for new for a new stadium. While the outlay would be significant, Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence talks with host Amy Guth about how the total project would still require government sign-off and taxpayer dollars. Plus: Illinois is working on incentive deal with Rivian, Bally's is hunting for $800 million to kick off the Chicago casino project, data-tech whiz Ocient raises nearly $50M for growth and feds open criminal probe of Alaska Air’s Boeing 737 Max midair blowout. Crain's Daily Gist listeners can get 20% off a one-year Crain’s Chicago Business digital subscription by visiting chicagobusiness.com/gist and using code “GIST” at checkout . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.