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Bears edge closer to move to Northwest Indiana
Key takeaways
- CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears took a significant step towards leaving Illinois on Friday.
- The Bears' Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance their stadium development in Hammond, Ind. with the exact site still to be determined.
- The Bears plans to leave the state they've called home since their inception for Indiana comes just days after the end of Illinois' spring legislative session.
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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears took a significant step towards leaving Illinois on Friday.
The Bears' Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance their stadium development in Hammond, Ind. with the exact site still to be determined. This is this first time that the Bears' board has voted on any stadium site.
The Bears plans to leave the state they've called home since their inception for Indiana comes just days after the end of Illinois' spring legislative session.
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