The Chicago Bears’ bid for an Illinois bill to kickstart their stadium project remains on hold, thought a proposed law would require greater transparency in negotiations between the team and state.

The Stadium Transparency and Responsible Spending (STARS) Act, introduced by Chicago Rep. Kam Buckner, is a wide-ranging bill that would require teams seeking state subsidies to not only provide notice to the public about their stadium proposals, but would also require them to pay for studies on the financial viability and final cost of any project undertaken.

"We have this opportunity as a state, not just to be smart on this current proposal that they're putting forward, but to change the way that we do stadium financing in this state for the long term,” Buckner said in a statement to Crai

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