Bears Choose Between Arlington Heights and Indiana for New Stadium

0:00It's April 6. From breaking news to Sunday matchups, this is NFL News Today, powered by AI. The Chicago Bears have zeroed in on two spots for their new stadium, the 326-acre property they own in Arlington Heights, Illinois, or a 340-acre site in Hammond, Indiana, right by Wolf Lake. Two Chicago proposals got scratched, one next to soldier field over politics, and the Michael Reese land, which the NFL and Bears are already nixed as, unworkable. This saga kicked off six years ago when they bought the Arlington Heights land, but Illinois taxfights have dragged it out, turning what should have been, smooth into a headache. Courses say if Illinois doesn't pass stadium-friendly legislation, quick, the Bears are Indiana bound, swapping state lines for a fresh start. Bears CEO Kevin Warren, once the business side locked by early summer, with designs tailored fast for a 2030 opening, keeping fans hyped for, then new era grid iron glow.