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Caleb Williams says he’ll play wherever the Bears’ stadium ends up, stressing he’s focused on football as the team weighs options in Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana after the board continued exploring potential sites.
Chicago Bears explore a Hammond, Indiana site (including near the Lost Marsh golf course) for a potential new stadium after advancing the project there, even as Illinois Republicans propose bills to keep the team in Illinois with incentives toward Arlington Heights. Gov. Pritzker says he’s willing to work on a deal without taxpayers bearing the cost, while Hammond remains optimistic about securing the project; the plan could involve a pricey stadium with a large anticipated return on investment.
Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia pressed Gov. JB Pritzker to take an active, coach-like role to unite state lawmakers and push a Bears stadium bill at Arlington Park, aiming to keep the team from moving to Indiana; with the Bears’ Indiana bid public and the Illinois legislature adjourning without a final deal, Tinaglia says talks with the team aren’t closed and remains hopeful a consensus could draw the project back home.
The Chicago Bears announced they will move forward with their Hammond stadium plans, signaling urgency for Illinois lawmakers to act quickly; with Arlington Heights still a live option, the window to seal a deal is narrowing.
The Chicago Bears reportedly spoke with city officials in April about a potential stadium deal as a contingency plan if Arlington Heights falls through, with discussions centering on a Soldier Field lease; a April 22 Illinois House action could make Arlington Heights more attractive, keeping Chicago in the mix and leaving the final outcome uncertain.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson repeated that the Bears are likely to stay in Chicago, with ongoing discussions with Springfield to advance a publicly owned stadium plan. The team has narrowed potential sites to Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana, while Johnson says there is no plan for Hammond and that Chicago is further along than other locations in the process. Illinois lawmakers have not yet voted on the stadium proposal.
With the Illinois legislature ending its spring session without passing a bill to lay the groundwork for the Bears’ stadium at Arlington Heights, Chicago argues it offers the strongest path to keeping the team, citing a publicly owned site, an existing sports authority with a dedicated revenue stream, and a framework for moving a deal forward, while Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana remain as alternatives.
Illinois lawmakers adjourned the spring session without voting on HB 958, a bill to let municipalities create stadium authorities to privately finance a publicly owned Chicago Bears stadium. The proposal would affect sites including Arlington Heights and Hammond, while Chicago touts a public-ownership framework; the Bears said they will continue evaluating options and timelines.
Illinois lawmakers adjourned without passing the Municipal Stadium Authority Act, stalling the Bears’ plan to build a new stadium in Illinois; with Arlington Heights and Hammond as Illinois options and Indiana still in contention, the team will reassess its path, hoping for clarity after a fall veto session, while Soldier Field’s 2033 lease provides no immediate pressure to move.
Illinois lawmakers passed a $55.9 billion budget but did not vote on a Bears stadium bill before adjourning. The Senate approved a modified plan to create a publicly owned stadium authority in Cook County to finance and lease a new Bears stadium, with the Bears financing construction, property-tax exemptions for the stadium, long-term bonds up to 40 years, and a STAR Bond District to spur development. The measure faces House inaction and opposition, while Indiana is courting the team with up to $1 billion in incentives; a special session remains uncertain.
Illinois lawmakers scrambled on the final day of the spring session to salvage a last-ditch plan aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in Illinois after Arlington Heights’ PILOT, or property-tax relief, collapsed, with talks shifting to a potential public-ownership/municipal stadium authority model, ongoing discussions about funding and tax protections, and lingering questions about whether any deal can pass both chambers before adjournment.
Illinois lawmakers are pivoting from property tax incentives to creating local stadium-financing authorities that would own the Bears’ stadium and land. The Bears would finance the project but owe no property taxes, a move aimed at deterring a move to Indiana (Hammond) as the legislature’s session wraps up, with Chicago exploring options to keep the team from crossing the border and potentially relocating.
Lawmakers are crafting a plan to let local governments form stadium authorities that could shield the Chicago Bears from property taxes, aiming to keep the team in Illinois after a PILOT-style megaprojects bill collapsed; the proposal would resemble Indiana’s publicly owned, privately financed stadium model and may hinge on Chicago and Springfield support, with details not yet public.
With the Bears’ proposed 40-year tax-break megaproject failing to secure Senate votes, lawmakers are crafting an alternative that would let municipalities create public stadium authorities to offer tax-exempt financing and incentives to keep the team in Illinois—potentially in Arlington Heights, Chicago, or elsewhere—while avoiding a long statewide tax cut and addressing property-tax relief concerns before the Sunday deadline.
An Amber Alert was issued for 4-year-old Daleza Fregoso after she was abducted by 40-year-old Ruben Fregoso in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles. They were last seen around 4 a.m. Sunday near Alsace Avenue and Ferndale Street, and authorities believed they were in a white 2019 Land Rover Discovery with license plate 9DAW715; the vehicle was later located, but the child and suspect remain missing. Daleza is described as 3 feet tall, 45 pounds with black hair and brown eyes; Ruben is 5'9", 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Call 911 with any information; this is a breaking story with updates to follow.