Illinois, Indiana lawmakers taking up Chicago Bears stadium bills Thursday
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The battle is on.
Lawmakers in both Illinois and Indiana will consider legislation Thursday for a new Chicago Bears stadium.
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In Illinois, there's a House committee hearing Thursday morning on a stadium bill with hopes of getting the Bears to Arlington Heights.
The revised mega-project bill was supposed to be heard last week, but got canceled at the last minute.
An amendment from Chicago-area state Representative Kam Buckner outlines tax breaks on infrastructure the state would provide to entice the Bears to build in Arlington Heights, where the McCaskey family already owns the old Arlington Racetrack.
Governor JB Pritzker spoke about the battle over the Bears on MS Now.
"I am not going to be shaken down and I have set out some very clear guidelines and my guidelines are we are not going to fleece the taxpayers of the state Illinois, we are not going to let the Bears do that," Governor Pritzker.
In Indiana, the state's full Senate is expected to pass their version of a bill Thursday, clearing the way to fund a stadium in Hammond
Both legislatures could vote on both bills Thursday. All this, as the city of Chicago is still technically in the running to keep the Bears.