Chicago Bears Weigh 3 Stadium Paths as Illinois, Indiana Keep Talks Alive
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Updated · WLS-TV · Jun 23
Chicago Bears Weigh 3 Stadium Paths as Illinois, Indiana Keep Talks Alive
3 articles · Updated · WLS-TV · Jun 23
Summary
Illinois and Indiana officials said the Bears are still actively discussing a new stadium, with Hammond leaders reporting fresh contact this week and Gov. JB Pritzker saying the team has sought state guidance.
Three tracks are now in play: Hammond says the Bears have closely studied a third Indiana site, the team still controls the Arlington Heights racetrack property, and new Illinois proposals keep surfacing.
McCook last week pitched a 150-acre quarry site, while state Rep. Curtis Tarver floated the former U.S. Steel South Works property on Chicago's Southeast Side; Mayor Brandon Johnson again pushed to keep the team near Soldier Field.
Springfield could still shape the outcome because the Bears are reviewing two stadium-related bills passed this spring, and Pritzker said he would consider a summer special session if a plan gains enough support.
No timeline has been announced, leaving the interstate bidding contest unresolved as the Bears decide where to build.