Illinois weighs local stadium authorities to lure Bears with tax breaks
TL;DR
Lawmakers are crafting a plan to let local governments form stadium authorities that could shield the Chicago Bears from property taxes, aiming to keep the team in Illinois after a PILOT-style megaprojects bill collapsed; the proposal would resemble Indiana’s publicly owned, privately financed stadium model and may hinge on Chicago and Springfield support, with details not yet public.
- Hail Mary effort to keep Bears in Illinois centers around local stadium authority Capitol News Illinois
- Illinois lawmakers roll out $55B budget plan as Bears stadium talks back to square one on final day of session Chicago Tribune
- Lawmakers craft ‘plan B' to keep Bears in Illinois ahead of midnight deadline NBC 5 Chicago
- Bears stadium latest: Not enough Dems back megaprojects tax breaks FOX 32 Chicago
- Update: Bears ‘megaproject’ break bill sacked, but lawmakers make new play to keep team in state Daily Herald
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