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Bears Stadium Fight Intensifies as Gary Unveils Sites and Illinois Eases Terms

Team officials, joined by the NFL commissioner, are weighing cross-border options during an active legislative push.

Overview

  • Gary, Indiana released three renderings for "plug-and-play" domed stadium sites tied to a larger mixed-use development pitch.
  • Indiana lawmakers introduced a bill to create a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority that would provide a financing framework.
  • NFL commissioner Roger Goodell toured the BearsArlington Heights parcel before visiting prospective sites in Northwest Indiana.
  • Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker dropped his insistence that the Bears retire about $532 million in Soldier Field renovation debt.
  • Arlington Heights leaders pressed for state tools to secure the project as the Bears focus public support on roughly $855 million in infrastructure needs.