Bears Stadium, Crown Point Wrestling and Public Safety: Here Are Thursday's Top Headlines

Bears Closer to Indiana Move

(Statehouse) – A bill that would create the Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority was signed into law on Thursday by Indiana Governor Mike Braun. It puts together a framework to bring the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana. Both the Bears and Indiana lawmakers say they are strongly considering a site in Hammond, just over the state line from Illinois and barely 20 miles from their current home of Soldier Field in downtown Chicago. State Rep. Ben Sm

Bears stadium, Crown Point wrestling and public safety: Here are Thursday's top headlines

From a widow’s warning after a sudden death to a possible Chicago Bears stadium, an Olympic hopeful’s fundraiser and two courtroom cases, here are the stories people read most Thursday.

Indiana, Illinois plans for Bears’ stadium both gain additional traction

The Chicago Bears' quest to find a more advantageous stadium situation made progress in two different venues on Thursday, as both Indiana and Illinois advanced plans in favor of stadium proposals.Indiana, which has been pursuing the team ever since the Bears were initially rebuffed in attempts to secure a new stadium deal in their longtime home of Chicago, approved a funding deal in the state senate for the construction of a stadium and mixed-us…

Indiana, Illinois plans for Bears' stadium both gain additional traction

The Chicago Bears' quest to find a more advantageous stadium situation made progress in two different venues on Thursday, as both Indiana and Illinois advanced plans in favor of stadium proposals.

Senator Arellano: Bears Talks Expose Illinois’ Affordability Crisis

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Li Arellano, Jr (R-Dixon) released the following statement regarding the Chicago Bears stadium discussions: Read the full story: Senator Arellano: Bears Talks Expose Illinois’ Affordability Crisis