Bears bosses and Hammond mayor meet on proposed stadium site
Chicago Sun-Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Bears chairman George McCaskey and president/CEO Kevin Warren met with Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. at the proposed stadium site in Indiana as part of ongoing due diligence for a potential team move.
- The Bears continue collaborating with Indiana leaders following the establishment of the Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority, which would finance a new stadium through bond issuance.
- The team is weighing whether to build a domed stadium on their 326-acre Arlington Heights site or relocate to Indiana, with a critical Illinois House vote on PILOT legislation looming next week.
- Illinois legislation would allow the Bears to renegotiate property taxes with Arlington Heights, but delays could push the decision timeline beyond the current legislative session ending May 31.
- NFL officials, including commissioner Roger Goodell, emphasized the urgency of resolving the stadium situation, with the Bears aiming to make a decision by late spring or early summer.
