Overview
- Indiana Senate Bill 27 was introduced and sent to the Appropriations Committee to create a Northwest Indiana stadium authority empowered to acquire, finance, construct and lease facilities.
- Governor Mike Braun used his State of the State address to say his administration is working hard to bring the Bears to Indiana.
- The Bears called Indiana’s legislation a significant milestone, as team leaders and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently toured sites in Northwest Indiana and the team-owned parcel in Arlington Heights.
- Governor J.B. Pritzker reiterated that Illinois will not pay to build a stadium but said the state could assist with surrounding infrastructure needs.
- The franchise has narrowed its public request to infrastructure funding and property tax certainty, with infrastructure estimates reported around $832 million to $855 million, as Chicago and Arlington Heights continue to make in-state cases.