Chicago Bears Consider Relocating to Indiana
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The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a stadium framework bill that lays the groundwork for a potential deal between the state and the Bears. Gov. Mike Braun said Indiana has identified a promising site near Wolf Lake in Hammond and has set up a broad structure to negotiate a final agreement.
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The committee’s approval clears a critical obstacle for Senate Bill 27, which creates the Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority.
Though it’s not unprecedented for football teams to move away from their home city and find major success somewhere else, there’s a sense of civic pride that underpins the entire NFL that the Bears would be putting in jeopardy if they moved to Indiana.
The Illinois House committee meeting that was scheduled for Thursday to discuss funding a new stadium for the Chicago Bears was cancelled.
The Bears are looking for a place to build a new home. This is where Iowa lawmakers saw an opportunity, and one state senator explained why they're entering the fray to land the Bears in the Hawkeye State.
The Chicago Bears’ $197M Arlington Heights stadium proposal faces a key Thursday hearing as Illinois lawmakers debate a tax freeze bill.