Bears vote to advance stadium-development plan in Indiana, taking another step toward leaving Chicago

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Chicago Bears are putting pressure on the state of Illinois after lawmakers failed to pass a stadium-funding bill Monday. With the Illinois House now on adjournment, the Bears took another step toward signaling they are serious about moving to Indiana, announcing their board of directors voted to "advance our stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana," the team announced Friday.

In a statement, team chairman George McCaskey and president and CEO Kevin Warren said they believe a new stadium in Indiana will "bring Chicagoland together and deliver new opportunities to its residents and businesses."

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The Bears have yet to settle on an exact site for their stadium in Indiana, but will continue to explore their options after the Indiana project was approved Thursday.

The vote — and team statement — does not definitively mean the Bears are leaving Chicago or Illinois, but it signals the team is ready to ratchet up the threat of that possibility.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/bears-vote-to-advance-stadium-development-plan-in-indiana-taking-another-step-toward-leaving-chicago-163059239.html

[Chasstev365]

1. Good! JB Pritzker is not going to be shaken down by greedy billionaire sports teams.

I think the McKaskey family is trying to get taxpayers to build them a stadium for virtually free only to increase the value of the team so they can sell the franchise.

[a kennedy]

2. This is just sick.......and there goes the oldest rivalry in the NFL.

Damn…..just isn’t gonna be the same. 🥰 💚 💛

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. The Bears can go to hell.

First they destroyed the symmetry of Soldier Field. But that wasn't good enough so now they're trying to extort Illinois taxpayers to spend billions on a new stadium in Illinois. The McCaskeys are richer than Croesus finance the thing themselves, or maybe Indiana taxpayers instead.