Even if some heirs want to cash out, experts say it's unlikely to impact the borrowing capacity the McCaskey family needs to bankroll a new stadium. That's because NFL rules now allow teams to sell up ...

Disagreements over property taxes and public funding have driven the discussion of the Bears’ desire to leave century-old ...

A proposal in the Illinois General Assembly would make public stadium funding contingent on a team’s on-field success, potentially affecting several franchises seeking taxpayer support ...

A new Illinois bill would require sports teams to have a record of winning games before the state would consider spending ...

Sports teams seeking funding for new stadiums in Illinois would have to win to get paid under terms of a newly proposed bill.

At least one Illinois politician, State Representative Bob Morgan, would like any funding for the Bears new stadium to be tied to the team's performance. It technically applies to all ...

Professional sports franchises have become accustomed to getting loads of money from government coffers when they want to upgrade the venues they call ...

Hoosier lawmakers are optimistic the Chicago Bears might be willing to take a long shot downfield as the pro football team ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --An Illinois state lawmaker has proposed legislation that would tie any public financing for professional sports stadiums to a team's performance, as both the Chicago Bears and ...

Illinois state Rep. @BobMorganIL has introduced the 'BEARS Act,' which would tie public funding for stadiums to team performance. FYI @ChicagoBears @whitesox — Shia Kapos (@ShiaKapos ...

"Grew up in Illinois, grew up right outside Chicago and this has always been my dream to play in the Big Ten, play the biggest football, play on the biggest stage and go into those stadiums ...