Chicago Bears megaprojects bill: False start or first down?

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent legislative actions regarding a megaprojects bill aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in Illinois.

The House had a busy week while the Senate was away, moving a constitutional amendment and a megaprojects bill aimed at keeping the Bears. But will the other chamber be on board? Ben Szalinski, Brenden Moore and Jerry Nowicki discuss the week’s news.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Szalinski, Brenden Moore, Jerry Nowicki

Topics covered

• Chicago Bears
• megaprojects
• Illinois politics
• constitutional amendment
• legislation

Keywords

• Chicago Bears
• megaprojects bill
• Illinois House
• Senate
• constitutional amendment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Bears, House, Senate

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