Bears stadium deal sidelined as Illinois focuses on budget

The Illinois legislature is playing beat the clock but not for a new Bears stadium. Balancing the state's budget has superseded the effort to reach an agreement that will entice the Bears to remain in Illinois.

Talks on a plan to keep the Bears from accepting an offer to build a new stadium in Hammond, Indiana, have taken a back seat to budget negotiations. Without an eleventh-hour resolution, the Bears might consider crossing the border to Indiana, following precedents set by other teams that have moved to different states for new stadiums. rouesnews.click