Chicago Bears and NFL reopen talks with Illinois leaders to keep franchise from moving to Indiana - Fox News

By Google News Sports · 2026-11-06T20:35:35+01:00

The Chicago Bears appeared poised to leave not only Chicago but Illinois months ago, but the club’s direction has apparently changed as efforts are underway to keep the team in the state and perhaps even in Chicago. Earlier this week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other NFL officials accompanied club officials, including owner George McCaskey and Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren, to a meeting with Illinois legislative leaders in Chicago. At the meeting, the group agreed to continue working to lay a path for authoring legislation that could result in the Bears agreeing to build their new stadium in Arlington Heights, Illinois or perhaps even Chicago. CHICAGO POLITICIANS ARE DOING WINDY CITY POLITICIAN THINGS TO TRY TO KEEP THE BEARS IN TOWN This comes after the Bears announced in August that their "sole focus" for undergoing such a project was in Indiana. "The Chicago Bears remain committed to building a world-class stadium and mixed-use district for our fans, the Chicagoland community and the team," the Bears said in a statement on Friday. "We continue to work collaboratively with local and state leaders in Indiana to advance our stadium development plans in Hammond, where we are finalizing due diligence details across two sites in the Wolf Lake area." Fine, but here comes the new stuff: "At the same time, we appreciate the recent engagement from Illinois leadership to explore legislation which allows us to share our feedback. We expect productive dialogue with both leadership teams in the coming weeks. "We have a responsibility and obligation to explore every option available to the club, and we look forward to developing a transformational project that will attract global events and deliver jobs and economic growth to all Chicagoland." Translation: The Bears…

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