NFL commissioner Roger Goodell visits Illinois again for more Bears stadium talks with Gov. JB Pritzker
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to discuss potential stadium incentives. The state is working to keep the Chicago Bears from relocating to Indiana.
Illinois is still moving the chains in stadium talks to keep the Bears from jumping the state line to Indiana, officials said Thursday.Gov. JB Pritzker met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Bears minority owner Pat Ryan and the top legislative leaders who have been wrangling for several years over the property tax incentives the team is seeking to break ground in Arlington Heights.It was Goodell’s second meeting in as many months with Illinois officials, while Ryan — who bankrolled his…
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