Brian Ernst/Sun-Times file
SPRINGFIELD — Another legislative session came and went without the Chicago Bears breaking the line of scrimmage in Springfield for legislation to help them build a new stadium.
With lawmakers scrambling to pass a state budget and agonizing over the future of mass transit, the Bears’ team of lobbyists was left on the Capitol sideline in their push for a bill that would potentially pave the way to a dome in Arlington Heights.
The Bears had eyed so-called “megadevelopment” legislation that would freeze property tax assessments for massive projects and allow them to negotiate payments with local taxing bodies.