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NFL's Chicago Bears May Bolt to Pro-Growth Indiana

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Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 2/19/2026 6:56:18 PM

The latest business to pick up and leave the high-tax, high-regulation, high-crime nightmare of Illinois may be its iconic professional football franchise. The governor of Indiana, Mike Braun, announced Thursday morning that a "framework" had been reached for a final deal that would move the Chicago Bears about 20 miles south from Soldier Field to Hammond, Ind. "Indiana is open for business, and our pro-growth environment continues to attract major opportunities like this partnership with the Chicago Bears," Braun said. "The State of Indiana moves at the speed of business, and we've demonstrated that through our quick coordination between state agencies, local government, and the legislature

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Bur Oak 2/19/2026 7:01:12 PM (No. 2070776)
If the move happens I doubt it will be a money maker for Indiana.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: vhs68 2/19/2026 7:53:34 PM (No. 2070786)
And just today, Boeing has announced they are moving their HQ operations to St. Louis, Mo.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: NorthernDog 2/19/2026 9:08:16 PM (No. 2070812)
Gary Indiana has plenty of empty lots for a football stadium. Of course your car will be up on blocks by halftime.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: stablemoney 2/19/2026 9:18:12 PM (No. 2070817)
I am totally fed up with the NFL, and have not watched them in 5 years. They perpetually have their hand out for more - bigger stadiums, bigger practice complexes, more taxpayer funded infrastructure. The Houston Texans now cannot practice in the new stadium, but need a new practice complex, requiring hundreds of millions of infrastructure to be paid by taxpayers. All that, and the thanks taxpayers get is woke thrown in their faces, and tribal dances on the field.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: red1066 2/19/2026 9:44:58 PM (No. 2070824)
Doesn't seem viable. There is already an NFL team in Indiana. That state couldn't support two of them. I'm would think some place like Nashville might be move advantageous.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Timber Queen 2/19/2026 10:06:07 PM (No. 2070828)
#5 - My understanding is that the team will still be "The Bears!", and the new location will be just another half-hour drive from the old stadium. The Bears fans just need to go a little farther south. Their die-hard fans will make the trip.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 2/19/2026 11:07:46 PM (No. 2070836)
Oh my. Bear's mgmt, if that proposal is truly on the table, I'd stick with Chicago and Soldier Field if I was you. My humble opinion. Or at least work the original deal to move to Arlington Heights.
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