ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- State and local leaders are speaking out about the next steps for the Chicago Bears' planned new stadium in Arlington Heights.

While the Bears are promising more than $2 billion to fund a new, fixed-roof stadium, the team is also seeking $855 million in public funding for infrastructure to "jumpstart the redevelopment potential" of the Arlington Park site.

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The buzz around the Bears is building in the village of Arlington Heights, and the team appears to be on the same page.

However, a project of this magnitude requires buy-in from multiple levels of government, and that's still in the works.

"I hear it all the time, no matter where I go out for dinner or in the community," Arlington Heights Mayor

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