While Illinois lawmakers debate a bill meant to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois, officials in Hammond, Indiana, have been patiently waiting in the wings.

In a new poll, 56% of Chicagoans said they wanted the Bears to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, not Indiana.

The Bears will either build in Arlington Heights, Illinois, or Hammond, Indiana. On Friday, the Bears met with representatives at the Lost Marsh Golf Club in Hammond as the back-and-forth continues.

When it comes to choosing a direction in the NFL draft, the Chicago Bears have some flexibility. And if they can replicate last year's success, they'll really be in good shape.

The 2026 NFL Draft is just two days away from kicking off in Pittsburgh and the Chicago Bears remain one of the most uncertain teams to predict with Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson leading the draft room.

The Bears continue to weigh whether to build a stadium in Arlington Heights or Northwest Indiana. A new property tax relief element to a measure that would allow the Bears to renegotiate their property taxes with the northwest suburb is seen as essential in getting support from lawmakers outside

The Bears are looking to leave the city of Chicago and build a new stadium in the suburbs, and now Illinois and Indiana are jockeying to see which side of the state line the Bears will go to.

A group of NFL owners sits in a conference room as a calendar invite appears for the week of April 27. The topic is the future of the Chicago Bears’ stadium.