The Chicago Bears explored a stadium deal in Springfield this spring, but behind-the-scenes tensions and political pushback stopped the play before it began.

The Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring session over the weekend without passing legislation to ease the team’s ...

New records unearthed by the Chicago Tribune show the Bears and Pritzker’s team have held talks over stadium financing, ...

The Bears and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration have been holding more advanced behind-the-scenes talks on stadium financing ...

The maneuvers by both llinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Chicago Bears suggest talks between the two sides have gone deeper than has been portrayed publicly and shed new light on some of the ...

“We needed to understand what the state should ask for in any negotiations ... on building the stadium has not changed since hiring the advisor. But we do know the Bears are still trying to ...

As soon as the final whistle went at Ashton Gate on Saturday, after Bristol Bears had secured their place in the semi-finals ...

NCAA President Charlie Baker said he sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament in men’s basketball by a handful of teams.

Some state Republicans, who are in the minority in both chambers of the statehouse, lobbed criticism at the quick nature of ...

Illinois lawmakers head into the final days of their spring session this week looking for ways to close a substantial gap in ...