US EditionHow Would Indiana’s Stadium Deal with the Chicago Bears Work?
Indiana lawmakers passed a bill supporting the Bears' move to Hammond, with the franchise committed to due diligence for a new stadium near Wolf Lake, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee unanimously passed an amendment to pave the way for a Hammond stadium, with the Bears committed to finishing site-specific due diligence near Wolf Lake.
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker confirmed on Friday that stalled talks make a new stadium in the City of Chicago unlikely, leaving Arlington Heights, Illinois, or Hammond, Indiana, as alternatives.
- The Bears' financing proposal includes a 1% food and beverage tax in Lake and Porter counties, a 5% innkeepers tax in Lake County, and a 12% admissions tax, alongside a PSDA tax district, to help pay bonds, with a lease of at least 35 years and an option to buy for $1.
- On Saturday, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith blasted the City of Chicago for failing to keep the Bears and warned the city would take a financial hit.
- Analysts say the Bears' potential move fits a trend of teams seeking larger revenues and public subsidies while economists find little local economic benefit from stadiums.
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WLFI News 18How would Indiana’s stadium deal with the Chicago Bears work?
Indiana legislators added some details on their outline for how a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority would partner with the Chicago Bears on a possible multi-billion dollar stadium project in Hammond. Here are questions and answers about the plan in Senate…
Gov. Braun: Odds of Bears Moving to Indiana "Better Than 50/50"
Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV HAMMOND, Ind. — Indiana Governor Mike Braun recently said he’s ready to pull the trigger on the deal that would bring the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana, claiming the odds of the move are now “better than 50/50.” Braun dismissed criticism from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who recently claimed Indiana doesn’t support its workers. Braun countered by pointing to Indiana’s growth, saying that people are already leav…
Arlington Heights? Hammond? Chicago Bears could join 10 NFL franchises who left namesake cities for suburbs.
The Arlington Cowboys. East Rutherford Giants and Jets. Inglewood Rams and Chargers. And maybe the Hammond Bears. Ten NFL teams don’t play in their namesake cities but in their suburbs. If the Chicago Bears go through with one of their proposals for a new stadium — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged Friday that the team’s next home is unlikely to rise within Chicago’s city limits — they could wind up in northwest suburban Arlington Heights o…
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