‘Our focus is on Hammond’: Bears keep stadium sights on Indiana

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 440

Last Updated: 5 days, 6 hours ago

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The Chicago Bears are continuing to look at two Northwest Indiana sites as potential locations for the team’s new domed football stadium, but team officials declined to fully commit to the move across the border in a much-hyped press conference Thursday.

“Our focus is on Hammond,” team Chair George H. McCaskey told reporters. “That’s where we’re advancing our efforts, and that’s where the bulk of our time, attention and resources are being devoted.”

The team’s …

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