{"id":2232494,"date":"2024-04-29T08:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T12:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-lawmakers-may-decide-if-chicago-bears-get-public-dollars-for-a-new-stadium\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T08:54:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T12:54:47","slug":"illinois-lawmakers-may-decide-if-chicago-bears-get-public-dollars-for-a-new-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-lawmakers-may-decide-if-chicago-bears-get-public-dollars-for-a-new-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois legislators to consider public funding for Chicago Bears&#8217; stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-lawmakers-may-decide-if-chicago-bears-get-public-dollars-for-a-new-stadium%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Illinois lawmakers are back in \u200dSpringfield for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-to-launch-2024-presidential-bid-in-matter-of-days\/\" title=\"DeSantis to announce 2024 presidential bid soon.\">spring session<\/a>, with the Chicago Bears potentially on the agenda. The Bears have proposed a nearly $5\u2062 billion enclosed stadium and are seeking taxpayer funding.\u200b The legislative discussions include considerations for public financing to support the stadium project. Your summary is concise\u2064 and captures the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-suspected-of-killing-memphis-cop-was-out-of-jail-on-felony-charges\/\" title=\"The man accused of murdering a Memphis police officer was released from jail on felony charges\">key\u200b points effectively<\/a>.\u2063 It highlights\u2062 the return of Illinois \u200clawmakers in Springfield, the Chicago Bears&#8217; stadium proposal, and the \u2062request\u200c for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapid-reactions-government-corruption-from-d-c-to-wuhan\/\" title=\"Government corruption: D.C. to Wuhan, a global concern.\">taxpayer \u2063funding<\/a>.\u200d These details provide a clear \u2064overview of the current legislative discussions surrounding the\u200b stadium \u200bproject.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield this week to resume the spring session, and the Chicago Bears could be on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion proposal for an enclosed stadium and the NFL team is asking for taxpayer funding to help make it happen. The plan calls for $3.2 billion for a new stadium plus an additional $1.5 in infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the most vivid downtown architectural design, and this affords us the opportunity to be able to bring this all together in the greatest city on the planet,\u201d Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren said during the unveiling earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Warren said the team would ask state lawmakers to act before the spring legislative session ends ahead of Memorial Day, warning that costs will only escalate.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears are pledging more than $2 billion for the stadium, a commitment they say is bigger than any other public-private project in the country. The team would need a hefty sum for infrastructure work that the Illinois General Assembly and governor would have to approve.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said there may be bigger priorities for lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be nice if they could do this but there are trade-offs,\u201d said Frerichs. \u201cThere are things like investments in our schools, in housing, in our infrastructure that also need those dollars, and legislators will have to weigh those costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bears said the project, which would be located next to Soldier Field, would generate $8 billion in economic impact for the region.<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Danny Davis said it is important to do everything necessary to keep the Bears in the Windy City.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSports activity has become such an integral part of our economy and how we think of it and what we do about it,\u201d said Davis. \u201cI think it would be totally disastrous if the Bears were not in Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spring session of the legislature resumes Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois lawmakers reconvene in Springfield for the spring session, with the Chicago Bears proposing a $5 billion enclosed stadium. 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