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 ...

Sports teams seeking funding for new stadiums in Illinois would have to win to get paid under terms of a newly proposed bill.

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 ...

Any team that has not been in existence for five years is exempt from the eligibility requirement, but should they seek ...

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

Hoosier lawmakers are optimistic the Chicago Bears might be willing to take a long shot downfield as the pro football team ...

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

Legislators in Illinois are considering a bill that would tie eligibility for new stadium funding to team performance.

A state lawmaker says he's okay with publicly financing a new stadium for the Chicago Bears, but there's a catch. The team has to work for it.