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[Spam] Bears vote to advance stadium-development plan in Indiana, taking another step toward leaving Chicago

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Horrible team, horrible city.

The Chicago Bears are putting pressure on the state of Illinois after
lawmakers failed to pass a stadium-funding bill Monday. With the
Illinois House now on adjournment, the Bears took another step toward
signaling they are serious about moving to Indiana, announcing their
board of directors voted to "advance our stadium development project in
Hammond, Indiana," the team announced Friday. 

In a statement, team chairman George McCaskey and president and CEO
Kevin Warren said they believe a new stadium in Indiana will "bring
Chicagoland together and deliver new opportunities to its residents and
businesses." 

The Bears have yet to settle on an exact site for their stadium in
Indiana, but will continue to explore their options after the Indiana
project was approved Thursday. 

The vote — and team statement — does not definitively mean the Bears are
leaving Chicago or Illinois, but it signals the team is ready to ratchet
up the threat of that possibility. 

That was apparent in anonymous quotes shared by sources in the wake of
the team's statement. One source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, "There is
more work to do but barring anything very strange, it's a done deal."
Another told ESPN's Courtney Cronin that this isn't a leverage play, but
that "Illinois can still get back in the race." 

Both quotes try and make it seem as though the threat of the team
leaving Illinois is legitimate while also leaving open the possibility
that Illinois can still salvage the situation. 

That's exactly the position Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson took in his
statement following the Bears' lastest announcement. 

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[Spam] Bears vote to advance stadium-development plan in Indiana, taking another step toward leaving Chicago David Epstein <david.epstein@columbia.edu> - 2026-06-07 05:34 +0200

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