Illinois lawmakers push last-minute publicly owned stadium plan to keep Chicago Bears from leaving state
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Rick Pearson, Jeremy Gorner
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Summary
Illinois lawmakers are scrambling on the last day of their spring session to craft a last-minute plan to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois after a tax relief deal for moving to Arlington Heights collapsed. The proposed plan would allow Cook County cities with populations over 70,000—primarily targeting Arlington Heights and Chicago—to create stadium finance authorities, enabling public-private partnerships for sports team facilities. This comes as a competing stadium proposal in Hammond, Indiana, awaits consideration, putting pressure on Illinois to retain the team.
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The plan would allow Cook County cities of more than 70,000 but aimed at Arlington Heights and Chicago, to create their own stadium finance authorities.
A stadium plan in Hammond, Indiana, awaits.
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