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stadium-financing authorities
Coverage of stadium-financing authorities in the Nexus archive.
- Illinois lawmakers' fourth-down play to save Bears bill centers on publicly owned stadium
Illinois lawmakers are proposing a new stadium-financing framework to attract the Chicago Bears, allowing municipalities to create financing authorities similar to past projects. The plan would have the Bears build a stadium on publicly owned land without paying property taxes, addressing their concerns about potential $100 million tax bills in Arlington Heights.