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(The Center Square) – The Chicago Bears may be using a different strategy to secure public funding for a new stadium. The team has been stymied in getting taxpayer funds for a new stadium, but now the CEO says he is open to sharing a facility with other teams in town. The new stadium proposal is projected to cost $3.2 billion. Of that, around $2 billion would come from the Bears. The team would also seek public funding through 40-year bonds issued by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. Bears CEO Kevin Warren told members of the Economic Club of Chicago that he’s now ready to partner with…

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