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The Chicago Bears move forward with Indiana stadium

Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:30 pm
Posted by Geekboy
Member since Jan 2004
8387 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:30 pm
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This post was edited on 6/12/26 at 7:33 am
Posted by PrettyLights
Member since Oct 2014
1472 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:36 pm to
This is great news, frick the state of Illinois!!!
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
77710 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:37 pm to
Good for Indiana. frick Chicago
Posted by JohnLasater
Member since Mar 2026
204 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:48 pm to
Um….have you guys actually spent any time in Hammond, Indiana?
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
61253 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:49 pm to
Sad. Pro teams belong in city centers
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
99325 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:51 pm to
Bears Stadium is in one of the best locations

This is just as awful as the Chargers not getting the stadium DTown

Johnson has to be the worst of all time
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
21196 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:52 pm to
Yes, it's also a sharthole. I had an employee that lived in Hammond for awhile.

But Soldier Field was also a dump. I saw so many games and concerts in that place, going back to the 70s.
This post was edited on 6/5/26 at 3:54 pm
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
42485 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:53 pm to
They're moving because Indiana will build them a new stadium and Illinois won't. Its that simple. It has nothing to do with Chicago being woke or whatever.
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
8793 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 3:59 pm to
The Bears deserve it. Look at that city and look at the morons in charge of Chicago and Illinois that these people voted for. No brainer to GTFO of Chicago.
Posted by RollingwiththeTide
Member since Oct 2020
7079 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:07 pm to
I can understand them leaving Chicago. The only thing I question is leaving for Indiana. There are plenty of cities and states that would love to have a NFL franchise.
Posted by JohnLasater
Member since Mar 2026
204 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:16 pm to
Hammond is basically Southside Chicago. It’s not a major move. They shot Blues Brothers in that area.

The Bears are on a mission from God.
Posted by MMauler
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Member since Jun 2013
24698 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:17 pm to
Hammond, Indiana is only about 25 miles from downtown Chicago. Hammond is closer to downtown Chicago than Gillette Stadium is to downtown Boston.
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
21196 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:18 pm to
30 miles away from Soldier Field.
Posted by RollingwiththeTide
Member since Oct 2020
7079 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:20 pm to
Ok I didn’t realize they would still be that close to Chicago. Indiana is a smaller state. It just doesn’t seem like it is big enough to justify having 2 NFL franchises when a lot a states and cities that currently doesn’t have a team would love to have one.
Posted by Auy2k
Member since Aug 2020
440 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:23 pm to
So will they be called the Indiana Bears?
Posted by Zgeo
Baja Oklahoma
Member since Jul 2021
3952 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:24 pm to
Some one cares?
Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
110259 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:27 pm to
quote:

Da Bears are on a mission from God.


fify
Posted by BrianKellysbuyout
Member since Nov 2025
1896 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:29 pm to
Nothing is really changing except where the stadium is going to be. Illinois is broke, so Indiana is gonna reap the windfall. The fanbase isn't going to change. It's like if Louisiana wouldn't build a new stadium for the Saints, but Mississippi will so they build one in Bay St Louis.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
48911 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:31 pm to
Chicago had every chance to course correct. Hubris and entitlement cost them a founding franchise.

Good.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
45333 posts
Posted on 6/5/26 at 4:33 pm to
quote:

I can understand them leaving Chicago. The only thing I question is leaving for Indiana.


It wasn't their first choice, they wanted to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights in Illinois. But the state legislature gave them shite about moving from Chicago to suburb that they chose a suburb in a different state.
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