{"id":871177,"date":"2026-04-21T12:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871177\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:48:29","slug":"illinois-lawmaker-seeks-property-tax-relief-as-part-of-chicago-bears-stadium-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871177\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois lawmaker seeks property tax relief as part of Chicago Bears stadium deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new push has been launched to get a Chicago Bears stadium deal<\/a> approved in Springfield, in an effort to keep the Bears in Illinois.<\/p>\n

Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) told the Chicago Sun-Times that he is finding a way to bake in some property tax relief for homeowners across the state in an amendment to a “megaprojects bill,” which would give the team tax certainty if they build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.<\/p>\n

The amendment is meant to make the proposal more appealing for Republican lawmakers outside the city.<\/p>\n

Buckner told the paper he plans to brief House Democrats on the measure Tuesday, and he also wants to hold a committee hearing and bring the proposal to the floor this week.<\/p>\n

The “megaprojects” legislation<\/a> that Buckner is seeking to amend would allow the developer of any project costing at least $500 million to negotiate a freeze on its property tax assessment. But the bill has gotten some pushback in Springfield.<\/p>\n

The measure moved out of an Illinois House committee in February, but has not yet received a full floor vote.<\/p>\n

The Bears\u00a0bought the old Arlington Heights racetrack<\/a>\u00a0property years ago with\u00a0plans to build a new domed<\/a>\u00a0stadium there. Gov. JB Pritzker and other state lawmakers have been vocal about not providing the NFL team with public funds and tax breaks to fund the stadium.<\/p>\n

There have been dueling proposals ever since, with some fighting to keep the Bears in Chicago proper, others fighting to help the stadium get built in\u00a0Arlington Heights<\/a>, and recently\u00a0Northwest Indiana\u00a0<\/a>jumping into the fray, proposing sites for a new Bears stadium in Gary and Hammond.<\/p>\n

Indiana state legislators recently passed their own bill to create a stadium authority to fund a new stadium in Hammond for the Bears using taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n

\n

Todd Feurer<\/a><\/p>\n

contributed to this report.\n <\/p>\n

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