Welch: No appetite for Bears’ $4.7B stadium deal.
Illinois rejected the Bears' $4.7B stadium plan, leaving taxpayers off the hook. But this high-stakes game for your money is far from over.
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$2.3 Billion Public Funds for Chicago Bears Stadium
Illinois lawmakers just voted to send $2.3 billion in public funds to the Chicago Bears. This stadium boondoggle is corporate extortion, and taxpayers are on the hook.