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Bears preliminary master plan(Chicago Bears)<\/p>\nLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) \u2014 Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren said Friday the team requires a big push from the state legislature to reach its goal of digging for a new stadium in Arlington Heights sometime this year.<\/p>\n
The Bears have the plans drawn up for the indoor stadium but need a mega bill to pass in Springfield in October to supply momentum for the construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest item that remains, that has remained, is the fact that this mega project bill that was on the docket in the spring but was not put forth for a vote, but it is very, very important that it passes,\u201d Warren said. \u201cBecause without that legislation, we are not able to proceed forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe stand ready. The stadium is designed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warren said team officials have been meeting with Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia on the project, which is their only target site. Over three years they fluctuated from Arlington Heights to Chicago and now back to Arlington Heights.<\/p>\n
The bill the Bears want to see passed would freeze property taxes for large-scale construction projects like the stadium.<\/p>\n
Warren maintains the bill could create 56,000 jobs during construction and 9,000 permanent jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, if that bill passes in October, there are items we have to work on and obviously there is a process you have to follow with the village of Arlington Heights from an approval process,\u201d Warren said. \u201cBut obviously they are committed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal would still be to be in a position to move dirt this year. There\u2019s still work, some initial work that needs to be done to get the site ready, but to hopefully break ground next year formally but to actually move dirt this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warren has said it would take three years for the stadium to be built once ground is broken.<\/p>\n
Bears preliminary master plan(Chicago Bears)<\/p>\n
The Bears are devoting about $2.7 billion to the project on their own property at the old Arlington International Racecourse.<\/p>\n
Bears owner George McCaskey said he hasn\u2019t become frustrated with the political process of getting the stadium built.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese things take time,\u201d McCaskey said. \u201cIt\u2019s on us to convince the governor and the state legislators that this is a good idea for the people of Illinois and we need to do a better job at that.\u201c<\/p>\n
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