Lawmakers reconvene Tuesday in Springfield for the start of the fall veto session and at least one major bill that appeared slotted for action already has fallen by the wayside. In a refrain familiar to Chicago sports fans accustomed to our teams’ frequent futility, the Chicago Bears will have to wait until next year to win approval of legislation the team says it must have to begin construction of its new Arlington Heights stadium.

Senate President Don Harmon said the fall veto session would be the equivalent of a bye week for the Bears.

While the delay is yet another impediment along the Bears’ tortuous stadium path, waiting in this case is a good thing. The measure helping the Bears would go well beyond the team’s needs to give the state an expansive new tool to attract so-called me

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