Business90 articles covering this story· 2026-06-01
Bears Indiana stadium remains possibility as last-minute Illinois bill stalls
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The Illinois Senate introduced and approved a bill Monday morning in the final hours of the spring legislative session designed to pave the way for the Chicago Bears to keep their next stadium in the state as originally desired, rather than taking the project to Indiana. But the Municipal Stadium Authority Act then stalled inside the House of Representatives, leaving the Bears without legislation to get the stadium project launched in their home state.
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- Highlands TodayChicago Bears Stadium Push Stalls in Springfield, Reviving Memories of 1988 White Sox Deal
- Yahoo'Dropped the ball': Arlington Heights mayor expresses frustration with state lawmakers over Bears
- NBC ChicagoPolitical leaders feel differing emotions after Bears' stadium plan fails
- CNHI NewsNorthwest Indiana leaders believe chances improved for landing new Bears stadium
- Fort Wayne Journal GazetteNorthwest Indiana leaders believe chances improved for landing new Bears stadium
- ArcaMaxHow the Bears' stadium deal collapsed -- an echo of the 1988 White Sox drama
- NBC SportsIllinois Governor J.B. Pritzker wasn't willing to "foist" billions onto taxpayers
- FOX 32 ChicagoBears stadium saga latest & Sox-cess on the Southside | Chicago Sports Tonight | FOX 32 Chicago
- Chicago TribuneHow the Chicago Bears' stadium deal collapsed in Springfield -- an echo of the 1988 White Sox drama
- WTTW NewsBrandon Johnson Takes Victory Lap After State Budget Green Lights Digital Ad Tax
- WBEZ ChicagoIllinois spring legislative ends without vote on Bears stadium bill
- Yahoo Sports30 Day Challenge: Earliest Chicago Bears Memory
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