Hammond Bears? Team says Indiana site near Wolf Lake is now their main stadium focus
Chicago Sun-Times • • sports
Key Points:
- The Indiana House committee unanimously advanced legislation to create a stadium finance authority to help the Chicago Bears build a dome in northwest Indiana, marking a significant step in the team's stadium planning efforts near Hammond, Indiana.
- Bears officials expressed commitment to completing site-specific due diligence for a stadium near Wolf Lake in Hammond, though no exact location or renderings have been finalized, with Lost Marsh Golf Course being evaluated.
- Despite the Indiana progress, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and other officials maintain that a move to Arlington Heights remains possible, expressing disappointment over the Bears' announcement and ongoing negotiations in Illinois.
- The Bears have frustrated Illinois officials by pausing legislative progress on a bill that would allow them to negotiate property tax payments, while continuing to explore
