The possibility of a Chicago Bears stadium in Indiana has been put in front of season-ticket holders in a new survey this week.<\/p>\n
The Bears sent out the survey to the large group of fans asking their feelings on the possibility of moving to northwest Indiana, while also asking questions about a potential stadium project in Arlington Heights.<\/p>\n
One of the questions on the survey read:<\/p>\n
\u201cHow would you describe your overall attitude toward the construction of a new stadium in Northwest Indiana?\u201d<\/p>\n
Another question sought to get fan feedback on potential pricing for season tickets and Private Seat Licenses at a new stadium, focusing the question on a new stadium \u201capproximately 20 miles from Chicago,\u201d as a stadium in Indiana would be.<\/p>\n
The team had previously undertaken a survey of season ticket holders concerning a stadium in Arlington Heights.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the team said the survey was a standard part of the procedure of building a new stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we have said, we are actively evaluating opportunities across the wider Chicagoland region for a new stadium,\u201d a Bears spokesperson said. \u201cThe survey is a standard and important step in that process, helping us understand fan interest, accessibility, and experience preferences as we assess the feasibility of a potential stadium in Northwest Indiana. We continue to do the work required to make informed, responsible, long-term decisions for our fans and our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n
That survey comes as Indiana lawmakers prepare to roll out the red carpet for the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe San Francisco 49ers, they play in Santa Clara, and that\u2019s about an hour south of San Francisco, so it\u2019s not out of the norm,\u201d Rep. Marlin Stutzman, who represents the state\u2019s third Congressional district, said.<\/p>\n
While NBC Chicago reported Monday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had toured the Arlington Heights site with Bears CEO Kevin Warren, multiple reports indicate that the duo also toured multiple locations in Indiana.<\/p>\n
Sources tell NBC Chicago that Hammond could be a potential landing spot for the Bears, with land surveyors evaluating a site near Wolf Lake. The team could also potentially locate their stadium near the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, according to sources. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure the Bears are looking for a place they are welcomed, and that is good not only for the fans, but also the organization,\u201d Stutzman said. \u201cI know for a fact that we will compete with any state in the country in Indiana.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker discussed where the state was in talks with the Bears.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey just recently told us what their needs are, and then the question is how can the state meet those infrastructure needs,\u201d he said. \u201cOne thing I\u2019m optimistic about in this regard, is some of the infrastructure needs the Bears are identifying as their needs are actually needs of the area around Arlington Heights.\u201d<\/p>\n
It remains unclear where the Bears will ultimately build their stadium, and negotiations remain ongoing even as the team continues its playoff run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The possibility of a Chicago Bears stadium in Indiana has been put in front of season-ticket holders in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":675295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2070],"tags":[374,10655,692,391,2493,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-675294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bears","8":"tag-bears","9":"tag-bears-stadium","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-bears","12":"tag-chicagobears","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115890700280858174","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/675295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}