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Indiana Lawmakers Give Final OK to Plan Trying to Lure Bears Stadium
Indiana lawmakers advanced a stadium financing bill as Chicago officials demand concessions from the Bears to secure the team's future, highlighting regional competition.
- On Feb. 26, Gov. Mike Braun signed Senate Bill 27, creating a Hammond stadium framework with local tax authority and the Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority.
- Amid a state rivalry to land the team, Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee advanced House Bill 910 in a 13-7 vote to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois.
- SB27's revenue design pairs a 12% ticket tax with local food, beverage and hotel levies to fund infrastructure, including a 1% food-and-beverage tax in Lake and Porter counties, a 5% hotel tax in Lake County and captured property taxes at the stadium development.
- Chicago officials are pressing the team for payments described by some as 'tribute', complicating talks as Illinois adjourned without a full House vote, leaving the Bears' decision pending.
- Past deals set a precedent—Cleveland paid $100 million to the Browns—and that shapes talks now, as due diligence could take a month or two and Braun cites a 2029 build goal.
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