When the Bears brought Kevin Warren in to be team president, you knew things were changing. For over 100 years the Halas and McCaskey family ran the business of football like a family corner store. That approach was always perceived as quaint in some circles and antiquated in others. Warren’s history and resume suggested this is not the way that he was going to run the Bears. Now you’re seeing what that looks like.
Over the weekend there was a sea change when it came to the Arlington Heights project. with the team announcing it was weighing a proposal from Naperville. And the Bears let it be known that they were going to be proactive in this process. They will use information to their advantage to win their battle against the powers that be and won’t be shy about making their point of view public.
