Illinois lawmakers are facing a series of tough questions during their fall veto session, including the future of public transit and of the Chicago Bears.

While lawmakers have been cool on the idea of approving public funding to help support the Bears’ proposed stadium project in suburban Arlington Heights, State Rep. Kam Buckner is looking to demand plenty of transparency should any deal take place.

“If the Bears do decide to move, there are things that need to happen to protect the people,” he said.

The STARS Act was introduced by Buckner this week in Springfield, requiring teams to fund cost-benefit analysis studies and to publish the findings online for public perusal before any deal can be agreed to.

The measure would also require teams to repay subsidies if they don’t play out th

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