The owners of the United Center have offered DePaul University 10 years free rent and a court-full of other perks if they’ll move Blue Demons basketball games to the United Center, according to sources close to the matter.
But DePaul reportedly still is leaning toward an alternate location, a new arena that would be built for it near McCormick Place, even though the school would have to come up with a reported $75 million toward construction costs.
That’s the latest in the fast-moving story about the all-out competition to lure the Blue Demons from where they now play in Rosemont — a competition in which Gov. Pat Quinn has joined Mayor Rahm Emanuel in playing a key behind-the-scenes role.
Read more in Crain’s Chicago Business.
