Despite NFL teams-- and all American professional sports teams -- being owned almost exclusively by billionaires, most ...

An Illinois lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would link the use of taxpayer dollars for public sports stadium ...

Disagreements over property taxes and public funding have driven the discussion of the Bears’ desire to leave century-old ...

Even if some heirs want to cash out, experts say it's unlikely to impact the borrowing capacity the McCaskey family needs to bankroll a new stadium. That's because NFL rules now allow teams to sell up ...

The Chicago Bears and White Sox, two teams with terrible records, want to build taxpayer-funded stadiums in Chicago.

A new Illinois bill would require sports teams to have a record of winning games before the state would consider spending ...

Missouri State Bears (18-5, 10-2 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (4-17, 2-10 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois hosts Missouri State in a matchup of MVC ...

Sports teams seeking funding for new stadiums in Illinois would have to win to get paid under terms of a newly proposed bill. The “BEARS Act,” introduced by State Rep. Bob Morgan, would ...

A bill aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears, or another sports franchise, to Northwest Indiana passed out of the Indiana House Ways and Means committee Tuesday with two amendments. House Bill 1292 ...

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 ...

Three Guilford High School seniors represented the Bears in an NFC versus AFC matchup during the inaugural NFL Flag High ...