Two Chicago-area sports teams, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago White Sox, are hoping to build new stadiums. The Bears are looking to construct a new $4.7 billion stadium just south of their current site at Soldier Field, and the White Sox are hoping to build a new stadium in the South Loop. As you might expect, both ownership groups are looking for public funding to finance those projects.
Now a state lawmaker is hoping to tie any potential funding to success on the field.
Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan (D-Deerfield) introduced HB2969 in the Illinois General Assembly on Thursday. The short description listed for this bill?
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