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Indiana’s SB 27 for a Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond now allows project-labor agreements with unions by removing a prohibition, creates a stadium authority and a 35-year NFL lease, and funds the project through local taxes (including a 1% Porter County food-and-beverage tax) and bonds; the measure awaits further legislative action.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says the Bears’ next stadium is unlikely to be built in Chicago, as Indiana moves to lure them to Hammond and Arlington Heights remains the Illinois option, intensifying cross-state competition as lawmakers weigh megaproject funding and Bears infrastructure needs.
Indiana lawmakers moved forward with a plan to bring the Chicago Bears’ stadium to Hammond by approving an amendment to Senate Bill 27 to create a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority with bond and land-acquisition powers to finance the project near Wolf Lake, signaling momentum for a Hammond site as Bears officials voiced a vision and Illinois debated tax-incentive proposals for Arlington Heights.