Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher is not happy about his team leaving Soldier Field."I don’t like them leaving Soldier Field," Urlacher told Fox News Digital."I can’t picture them playing anywhere.
It doesn’t matter if it’s Indiana or somewhere in Illinois, I can’t picture them leaving Soldier Field."Urlacher placed blame on Democratic leaders in Chicago and Illinois for the planned relocation to Hammond, Indiana.This year, Illinois lawmakers failed to pass legislation providing the property tax certainty and public infrastructure funding the team required to build a new stadium.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFormer Chicago Bears player Brian Urlacher is honored during halftime of a game between the Chicago Bears and the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill., on Sept.
17, 2018.(Patrick Gorski/USA TODAY Sports)"I just don’t see how as a state, legislator, governor, city mayor, how you can let this team leave the state of Illinois, or even be a topic of discussion," Urlacher said.
"You do what you have to do to keep the Bears there."The NFL Hall of Famer is particularly bothered by the lack of legislation to keep the Bears amid the state's sanctuary policies that offer taxpayer-funded resources to illegal immigrants."You look at all the money they've given to illegal immigrants and the money they've set aside for that, it's like $2.5, $3 billion that they've spent on the illegal immigrants.That money could be for the Bears, could be trying to keep them, not for the Bears, but trying to keep their stadium in town, instead of keeping people that aren't supposed to be in our country here," Urlacher said.The State of Illinois was projected to allocate and spent between $2.5 billion and $3.2 billion on services, healthcare and support for migrants and illegal immigrants from 2022 to the end of 2025, according to a report by The Illinois Public Policy Institute.The Bears have explored options outside their longtime home at S...