Sports teams seeking funding for new stadiums in Illinois would have to win to get paid under terms of a newly proposed bill.

At least one Illinois politician, State Representative Bob Morgan, would like any funding for the Bears new stadium to be tied to the team's performance. It technically applies to all ...

Disagreements over property taxes and public funding have driven the discussion of the Bears’ desire to leave century-old ...

Professional sports franchises have become accustomed to getting loads of money from government coffers when they want to upgrade the venues they call ...

The event will be held in Illinois football’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Butkus Award is presented annually to the nation’s best linebacker at the high school, collegiate ...

A proposal in the Illinois General Assembly would make public stadium funding contingent on a team’s on-field success, potentially affecting several franchises seeking taxpayer support ...

A new Illinois bill would require sports teams to have a record of winning games before the state would consider spending ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --An Illinois state lawmaker has proposed legislation that would tie any public financing for professional sports stadiums to a team's performance, as both the Chicago Bears and ...

The short version of the Balanced Earnings And Record Standards (BEARS) and Stadium Oversight and Expectations Act is this: if you want public money to build a stadium or to upgra ...