CHICAGO — Following the movement of a bill aimed at wooing the Chicago Bears to Indiana, Illinois lawmakers responded with their own legislation to prevent the team from leaving. HB910 passed out of committee by a 13 to 7 vote Thursday in Springfield and will now go in front of the Illinois General Assembly for consideration.
[CBS Chicago reports](https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-bears-new-stadium-illinois-indiana-bills/) the Illinois bill would allow any megaproject involving an investment of $500 million or more to negotiate a freeze on its property tax assessment.
The proposed bill was discussed in Illinois one day after Indiana Senate Bill 27, which creates various funding mechanisms to entice the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium in northwest Indiana, passed that state's House of Representatives by a vote of 95-4. Following Tuesday's passage of the legislation, the bill now returns to the Indiana Senate for review and approval.