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Portage, Ind., launched their pitch to the Bears on Wednesday, asking the team to call an audible and consider a rent-free stadium in their city.
Portage unveiled its proposal for “Halas Harbor,” a $5 billion project on a 300-acre site that would include a stadium that, per its hype video, would come “fully privately financed” with “zero taxpayer burden” and “zero debt on the team.”
The stadium would be provided to the Bears rent-free — it would be financed by Chicago businessman Lou Weisbach. A percentage of non-football revenue would then be used to pay off the stadium.