Petition against Bears public funding heads to vote

A petition to prohibit public money for a Bears stadium development in Arlington Heights "won enough signatures to be considered by the village board" today, but "trustees are expected to reject it." Supporters of the petition, which originates with the libertarian group Americans for Prosperity, "gathered another 30 signatures to get over the threshold, and the measure was set for the village board agenda." Trustees were "expected to vote on whether to put the measure on the ballot as a referendum for local voters" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/1).