Illinois General Assembly: Candidates discuss the Bears potential move

The Chicago Bears’ search for a new stadium could be taking another dramatic turn that will result in the team staying in Illinois.The team is reportedly close to a deal in the Illinois General Assembly that would allow for the Bears to build a new stadium in Illinois, most likely either on the land the team owns in Arlington Heights or potentially in Chicago.The framework of the Senate’s bill would allow a municipality to set up a stadium authority that would own the stadium but would allow the Bears to not pay property taxes after they built the stadium. The authority would be eligible to collect additional sales tax revenue generated by the project, according to Crain’s reporting.The news came after the Bears announced in June that their board voted to advance their stadium project to building in Northwest Indiana. Warren and McCaskey said in August that their sole focus was building a stadium in Hammond, Indiana.The Bears want to leave their current deal at Soldier Field for more s