Bears vote to advance stadium-development plan in Indiana, taking another step toward leaving Chicago

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The Chicago Bears are putting pressure on the state of Illinois after lawmakers failed to pass a stadium-funding bill Monday. With the Illinois House now on adjournment, the Bears took another step toward signaling they are serious about moving to Indiana, announcing their board of directors voted to "advance our stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana," the team announced Friday.

In a statement, team chairman George McCaskey and president and CEO Kevin Warren said they believe a new stadium in Indiana will "bring Chicagoland together and deliver new opportunities to its residents and businesses."

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The Bears have yet to settle on an exact site for their stadium in Indiana, but will continue to explore their options after the Indiana project was approved Thursday.

The vote — and team statement — does not definitively mean the Bears are leaving Chicago or Illinois, but it signals the team is ready to ratchet up the threat of that possibility.

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