After Friday’s joint practice with the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President/CEO Kevin Warren visited with reporters at Halas Hall, touching on a variety of topics from the team’s pursuit of a new stadium to Ben Johnson’s arrival as head coach.

Here are four things we learned during that session.

1. On the stadium front, the Bears remain hopeful for cooperation from the state legislature this fall.

Specifically, in the quest for a potential stadium build in Arlington Heights, the Bears are pushing for passage of a “mega projects” bill this fall that would improve their tax responsibilities on the 326-acre property where a stadium would be constructed.

They had hoped such a bill, which would freeze property taxes on large-scale projects, would gain tract

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