QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 08:41 AM)
How much of that goes to the State of Illinois?
So what JR got a free stadium at taxpayer expense. JR is making money hand over fist on everything else.
Architect: HOK Sport (Kansas City); HKS, Inc. (Dallas; 2001-2005 renovations)
Construction: Gust K. Newberg (Chicago)
Owner: Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
Cost: $167 million
Public financing: $167 million, or 100 percent, mostly from a 2 percent tax on hotels in Chicago