Illinois quick hits: Indiana House approves Bears stadium bill; Business, labor groups file petition to stop natural gas phaseout; Chicago woman gets 2 years for PPP fraud

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 Indiana House approves Bears stadium bill; Business, labor groups file petition to stop natural gas phaseout; Chicago woman gets 2 years for PPP fraud

Indiana House approves Bears stadium bill

The Indiana House of Representatives passed legislation to establish a Northwest Indiana stadium authority for the Chicago Bears. Indiana Senate Bill 27 was approved by a vote of 95 to 4 on Tuesday. The measure calls for food and beverage taxes in Lake and Porter counties and a hotel tax in Lake County. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said on Tuesday he thinks his state will see progress with a Bears pilot bill.

Business, labor groups file petition to stop natural gas phaseout

More than 15 business, manufacturing and labor groups are asking the Illinois Commerce Commission to stop the state’s planned phaseout of natural gas. The coalition filed a Read Entire Article