CEO Kevin Warren did not rule out the possibility of the Bears staying in the state they have called home since 1920.
AI:The Chicago Bears are currently playing a high-stakes game of jurisdictional musical chairs that leaves fans and taxpayers in total limbo. While CEO Kevin Warren claims the team's "sole focus" is on securing a new stadium site in Hammond, Indiana, he has conspicuously refused to rule out remaining in Chicago, leaving the door wide open for continued urban instability. This calculated ambiguity serves as a classic distraction from the looming fiscal realities facing both Illinois and Indiana residents. As the franchise dangles the prospect of an Indiana relocation like a carrot on a stick, it remains unclear whether this is a genuine pursuit of new territory or just another layer of corporate maneuvering designed to extract concessions…Open
Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren said in a statement issued Friday that the board voted to advance the stadium development project in Hammond, Ind., with the exact site to be selected.
The announcement comes after the Bears' board of directors voted Thursday to advance their stadium development plans in Hammond, although the exact site of the domed stadium is still to be determined.
HAMMOND, Ind. — The Chicago Bears appear to be headed to Northwest Indiana after the board of directors voted to advance its stadium project. The Bears stated that they believe the site, near Wolf Lake in Hammond, will "transform the region." Bears chairman George McCaskey and CEO Kevin Warren have issued the following statement. "Yesterday, [...]
In a statement released Thursday morning, the Bears said they were committed to the remaining due diligence to support their stadium vision near Wolf Lake in Hammond, just across the state line from Chicago.