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As dysfunction continues to unfold in the Chicago Bears stadium saga, an inability to pass either a megaprojects or stadium authority bill during Illinois’ spring legislative session
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Chicago Bears stadium plan stalls as Illinois lawmakers adjourn
Illinois lawmakers adjourned their spring legislative session early Monday without approving a last-minute stadium financing proposal aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in the state, leaving the franchise free to continue weighing potential stadium sites in both Illinois and Indiana.
After Illinois lawmakers failed to pass legislation to help the Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed a new proposal as an opening to reconsider Chicago as the site for a new Bears stadium.
The Bears should have sent Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams to Springfield to lobby for a deal. Unfortunately, this game isn’t over yet.
The property tax break legislation backed by the Bears to build a stadium in Arlington Heights doesn’t have the votes to pass in Springfield, a key lawmaker said late Saturday. But
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- While still in the early stages of development, the Chicago Bears are moving forward with their plan to eventually leave Soldier Field and build a new stadium in the northwest suburbs of Chicago on the 326-acre Arlington Park site.