* Gov. Pritzker was asked about the Bears today…

There’s a lot of discussion, a lot of ongoing conversation with the Bears. And indeed, frankly, progress that’s been made. So, I’m pleased about that, but, you know, I’m going to let the Bears talk about what it is that they want to get done and how they want to get it done. And I’m obviously involved in negotiations, and so are my entire team, as well as the members of the legislature. […]

The key thing for me, and this is the most important point that I would make, is we’re not going to do anything that’s bad for the taxpayers here. I mean, I am not. We’re not throwing money at building a stadium for anybody. We are helping businesses as we, some of the tools that we use, we are helping businesses build infrastructure, for example, which they would need and and other things that are something new in the state of Illinois, that’s putting people to work. You know, those are normal incentives, and that’s what I would expect that we will end up with with the Bears, you know, depending on where it goes.

* Fox 32…

The Chicago Bears and Illinois lawmakers are close to agreement on key issues that would keep the team in-state and help kickstart an Arlington Heights stadium project, according to multiple sources close to the talks.

The legislative sources say Governor JB Pritzker and legislative leaders are on board with a public funding package for infrastructure around the Arlington Heights site, as well as the so-called “PILOT” legislation that would give the team the ability to negotiate property tax levels with the village.

The legislative sources say the sides are hammering out details on measures that would ensure ticket price affordability for fans who want to attend games and events at the new stadium. […]

Illinois Representative Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) has long stood in the way of the Bears’ plans to get public financing to leave Soldier Field. He says Illinois lawmakers are not all of a sudden upping their game because of Indiana.

“We are not in competition with Indiana,” Buckner said. “What we’re doing is having the conversations to fine-tune what needs to happen in order to get a deal in this state that works for everybody.”