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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mitchell Armentrout

Bears delay Springfield stadium legislation drive this year

Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren at a January news conference at Halas Hall. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

The Chicago Bears say they’ll run out the legislative clock this year rather than take a shot at the end zone in Springfield for a massive property tax break that would help them build a new stadium in Arlington Heights. 

Team president Kevin Warren released a statement this week saying they “want to appropriately explore all opportunities” from Chicago to the suburbs where officials have pitched the team to bear down, so they “will not be pursuing legislative support for mega projective incentive legislation” during the veto session scheduled to start next month. 

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