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 death of longtime team owner Virginia McCaskey this week at age 102 brings to the forefront questions that have hovered ...

Deerfield, would require professional sports teams to achieve a .500 record or above in at least three out of five regular ...

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.

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

George Halas founded the Chicago Bears in 1920, and daughter Virginia McCaskey remained the team's primary owner until her ...

Northwest Indiana is throwing its hat into the ring — again — to court the Chicago Bears to build a stadium in the region. The courtship, though, is an open one as a new bill aims to attract any ...

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

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 welcomed new defensive coordinator and longtime NFL coach Dennis Allen to Chicago last week ... The mentality that new defensive coordinator Dennis Allen plans to bring to the Bears is in ...

Two Chicago-area sports teams, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago White Sox, are hoping to build new stadiums. The Bears are ...