Bears stadium in Illinois could be publicly owned

Recent discussions between the Bears and Illinois officials have focused on a public ownership model for a new stadium in Arlington Heights. This approach would solve the property-tax question that has stalled the team's ability to convert the Arlington Park site into a new stadium.

The Bears, who originally intended to own and privately finance the stadium, have been exploring options including a potential move to Indiana. However, meetings between Commissioner Roger Goodell, Bears minority owner Pat Ryan, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, and state legislative leaders have renewed hope that the team will remain in Illinois. The goal is to craft legislation that would pass both houses of the Illinois Legislature to facilitate the publicly-owned stadium. ipltable.lol