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(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' House Speaker is defending the legislature's choice not to take up the issue of using public funds for a new Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights.
Speaker Emanuel Chris Welsh says talking about public funds to replace a stadium that's just over 20 years-old while people are having trouble making ends meet is insensitive.
Bears ownership has said they're looking for property tax breaks and more than $800-million in state support for infrastructure upgrades at the Arlington Heights site.
They've said they'll consider stadium sites in northwest Indiana if a deal isn't done with Illinois.
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