Kam Buckner

The Bears continue to weigh whether to build a stadium in Arlington Heights or Northwest Indiana. A new property tax relief element to a measure that would allow the Bears to renegotiate their property taxes with the northwest suburb is seen as essential in getting support from lawmakers outside of Chicago, including Republicans.

The public can vote for a design starting next month.

As outrage and protest against police brutality and racial injustice has spilled into the streets of cities across the country, several Black Illinois…