Bears megaproject bill takes baby steps in Senate, but ‘lots of work to be done’

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent legislative developments regarding the Chicago Bears' future in Illinois.

Seismic legislation that could determine the Chicago Bears’ future in Illinois officially arrived in the Illinois Senate on Tuesday, but the big finish is days off. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/shaw-local-s-bears-insider-podcast--3098936/support .

Topics covered

• legislation
• Chicago Bears
• Illinois Senate
• sports news
• government
• future of sports teams

Keywords

• Bears megaproject
• Illinois Senate
• legislation
• Chicago Bears
• sports news
• government
• future

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Bears

Places: Illinois, Illinois Senate

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