Overview
- Mayor Brandon Johnson told 104.3 The Score that he left a Bears‑Packers game early to beat traffic, a remark the station posted and that listeners widely shared.
- The radio interview, which ran Wednesday, quickly went viral and drew heavy mockery on social media and sharp criticism from sports hosts and columnists.
- Commentators such as Danny Parkins and Paul Sullivan said the admission was politically damaging and could be used against Johnson in future campaigns.
- The Bears continue to consider only Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Hammond, Indiana, for a new stadium and expect to decide later this spring or early summer, so the clip does not change the team’s formal process.
- The episode has refocused attention on Soldier Field’s known ingress and egress problems and on unresolved infrastructure questions that include traffic studies, public infrastructure costs, and negotiation of incentives.