Illinois lawmaker wants to tie public financing for sports stadiums to team performance
The proposal from Illinois State Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Deerfield) would require any team to have a winning record in at least three of its past five regular seasons before it could be eligible for public ...
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Extremely Local News: Cubs and Sox fans are already looking ahead to baseball season
Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...
Bears bid for public stadium money faces new roadblock: a winning record
Disagreements over property taxes and public funding have driven the discussion of the Bears' desire to leave century-old ...
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Opinion: Stadium-seeking sports teams are thinking big. It's time to think even bigger.
We need a sports facility task force to consider all the stadium proposals in one coordinated planning effort , writes the ...
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Proposal aims to tie public funding for new Chicago stadiums to team success
Deerfield, would require professional sports teams to achieve a .500 record or above in at least three out of five regular ...
Taxpayers are out of more than $30 million for University of Illinois' scuttled South Loop project
That's how much taxpayers had to pay when the University of Illinois pulled the plug on plans for its Discovery Partners ...
Chicago megadevelopment will test new leaders of real estate family dynasties
Can the next generation of two famous sports families redevelop The United Center and the reputation of the Chicago Bulls and ...
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Women’s Soccer League Creates $5M Player Fund After Abuse Scandal Involving Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Stars FC will be under new legal obligations as part of a groundbreaking settlement that requires the National Women’s Soccer League to create a $5 million restitution fund after ...