Republicans hope to reengage Bears with new proposals
Bills range from amending the megaprojects bill to a proposal that only focuses on Arlington Heights
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Pritzker’s spring wins come with caveats as BUILD, megaprojects bills stall
Pritzker’s spring wins come with caveats as BUILD, megaprojects bills stall.
Bears ‘advance’ unspecified Indiana stadium plan — but keep Illinois lawmakers on the line
Will the Bears be leaving for Indiana? Maybe. But they’re still talking to Illinois lawmakers.
Illinois lawmakers fail to pass Bears bill despite goal line push
Despite a Hail Mary heave from the Illinois Senate in the final hours of the spring legislative session, state lawmakers ...
Hail Mary effort to keep Bears in Illinois centers around local stadium authority
Two sources close to negotiations confirmed that legislation is being crafted that would enable local governments to set up their ...
Bears bombshell: City back in mix; team has met ‘repeatedly’ with Chicago over ‘several months’
Sen. Bill Cunningham said a PILOT bill is off the table, the Bears have had several previously undisclosed meetings with ...
Pritzker gives update on Bears megaprojects bill as deadline nears
As lawmakers barrel towards their May 31 adjournment deadline, there’s been little movement in negotiations over a megaprojects bill that ...
3 obstacles facing the Bears’ megaprojects bill in the Illinois General Assembly
With just 10 days before state lawmakers wrap up their spring session, there’s “substantial opposition” to megaprojects legislation that would ...
Pritzker accuses Johnson of having ‘no plan’ to keep Bears in Chicago
Gov. JB Pritzker dismissed a last-ditch pitch from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to keep the Chicago Bears from leaving city ...
Chicago Mayor’s late Bears push tests limits of his Springfield clout
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tested his clout in Springfield this week by – publicly and privately – urging state lawmakers ...
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