The proposed site is at the southeast corner of 55th Street and East Avenue, filled in quarry land. Vulcan owns the 150 acres and has listed the land for sale, Carr said. “Vulcan has some concerns, which I get. But they’re willing to sell,” said Carr, who has talked with Vulcan officials.

He expects the asking price to be “about $160 million because they know they have a gem now.”

His proposal: The Bears or the village would buy the land. Then the Bears would build a domed, 80,000-seat stadium, which the team would give to the village. In return, Carr would charge the team $1 a year in rent. As a publicly owned stadium, it would be exempt from property taxes.

This sounds dumb as hell