Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is defending his administration’s stance on a new stadium for the Bears as it appears that the project will focus on suburban Arlington Heights.

The Bears released new renderings of a proposed stadium project in a nearby suburb this week, and during an interview with NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern, Johnson defended the city’s negotiating stance on a potential lakefront stadium site built with a minimum of public financing.

“I can’t speak for the Bears or their decision. What I’ve always said is there should be a public benefit and public use,” he said. “The lakefront is still prime real estate. The bottom line is this: there is no better place for economic development than the city of Chicago.”

Johnson said the city put forward a “very strong proposal,” and

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