Overview
- Roger Goodell joined Bears chairman George McCaskey and CEO Kevin Warren to tour the team-owned Arlington Heights parcel and multiple Northwest Indiana options, including a site near Wolf Lake in Hammond.
- The team sent a survey to season-ticket holders gauging interest, access preferences, and price tolerance for seats at a potential enclosed stadium about 20 miles from Chicago in Northwest Indiana.
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker reiterated that Illinois will not build a Bears stadium, though he remains open to discussing infrastructure projects, as the team seeks roughly $855 million for roads, utilities, and related work.
- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun publicly encouraged talks to lure the franchise, and Hammond’s mayor said property tax certainty is a key factor drawing the Bears’ interest across the border.
- An Emerson College poll found 58% of Illinois voters want the Bears to remain in the state, while 58% oppose using public funds to help build a new stadium.