Defense forming in Springfield to ChicagoBears play for state money
The Chicago Bears' chances of receiving state subsidies for a possible redevelopment of Arlington Park faced mounting opposition from Springfield lawmakers Tuesday.
While the prohibition would so far apply only to subsidies from the"closing fund," a special business fund to be controlled by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, opposition is growing to other types of funding the NFL franchise might seek to help partially fund a proposed $5 billion redevelopment of the shuttered racetrack.
The measure to create the closing fund -- seen as a way to attract electric vehicle-related companies to Illinois in particular -- was considered on the final full day of the final legislative session before new lawmakers are sworn in Wednesday. It passed on a 86-23 vote on the House floor Tuesday night after a short debate and was headed back to the Senate after an earlier version passed there nearly a year ago.
But the addition of the Bears subsidy ban was offered as part of an amendment Monday by the bill's sponsor, outgoing state Rep. Mike Zalewski, a Riverside Democrat and the committee chairman.
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