McCook offers Bears zero-tax stadium deal with $1 lease
Southwest suburb pitches 80,000-seat domed stadium on a former quarry site, betting public ownership can outflank tax-laden alternatives.
McCook, Illinois, has floated a stadium plan that would hand the Chicago Bears an 80,000-seat domed venue on a former quarry site for $1 per year while waiving property taxes. The village would retain ownership, removing the tax burden that has stalled past proposals. The pitch lands as the Bears’ stadium search remains unsettled, with Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana still in the mix.
