Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Keep up Bears Stadium Pitches

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson keep up Bears stadium pitches

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday continued mounting their public pitches for where the Chicago Bears should build their next stadium in Illinois, even as the NFL franchise keeps up its flirtation with…

Gov. Pritzker tries to downplay concerns about locking in Bears stadium in Illinois over Indiana

Gov. JB Pritzker is trying to downplay any concerns about landing a Chicago Bears stadium in Illinois because of delayed action by state lawmakers.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago Bears should still consider city for new stadium – NBC5 (Chicago)

"We had an entire press conference, with a proposal on the lakefront two years ago,” he said. “How do you have an entire proposal with the Bears, with the city of Chicago, with labor, with the notion that somehow the greatest, the most fruitful, economic viable prime real estate anywhere in the state, anywhere in the region is somehow not suited for world affairs?”

Brandon Johnson says Chicago Bears should still consider city for new stadium

While Indiana and Illinois lawmakers duke it out to convince the Chicago Bears to build their new stadium in their state, Mayor Brandon Johnson wants a seat at the table.

Chicago Makes Last-Ditch Push to Keep Bears

The idea of the Bears staying in the city of Chicago had been thought long dead, but some politicians are still pushing for that outcome.