Overview
- During his State of the State, Gov. Mike Braun said Indiana is working hard to bring the Chicago Bears and urged lawmakers to help make it happen.
- Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren says the team is critically evaluating opportunities in Indiana as site tours and a season-ticket holder survey proceed.
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently visited potential stadium sites in Northwest Indiana and in Arlington Heights, according to media reports.
- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reiterates that taxpayer money will not fund the stadium itself, though he has signaled openness to infrastructure improvements.
- Pritzker has tied any public assistance to addressing remaining Soldier Field renovation debt, while the team is seeking roughly $855 million for infrastructure and property-tax certainty, with some reports speculating about an Indiana incentive package.