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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The 91st General Assembly has approved HB 1284
3 which provides for a public-private partnership between the
4 State of Illinois and the Chicago Bears to renovate historic
5 Soldier Field; and
6 WHEREAS, The Chicago Bears will have to play their home
7 games in a location other than Soldier Field during the 2002
8 National Football League season due to the renovation; and
9 WHEREAS, The Chicago Bears are not just Chicago's
10 football team, but an NFL team that is supported by fans
11 throughout the State of Illinois; and
12 WHEREAS, University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium is a
13 historic landmark and provides a seating capacity of more
14 than 70,000; and
15 WHEREAS, The Champaign-Urbana area would gain substantial
16 economic benefits from having the Chicago Bears play their
17 2002 season at Memorial Stadium; and
18 WHEREAS, The Chicago Bears would expand their fan base in
19 the State of Illinois by playing in Memorial Stadium;
20 therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we urge the Chicago Bears to play their 2002 season games at
24 Memorial Stadium in Champaign-Urbana; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to the front office of the Chicago Bears
27 Organization.