(KWQC) - The Chicago Bears voted Thursday to continue development talks with Hammond, Ind., for a new stadium, the team announced Friday.
The NFL team’s board of directors has been in talks with Illinois officials for a new deal to build a stadium, but the proposal died in the House.
Despite a late-night, bipartisan vote by the Illinois Senate to approve an incentive bill, state lawmakers ultimately failed to pass the legislation encouraging the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium in Illinois.
House Speaker Emanuel Welch responded to the Bears’ announcement on Friday.
“While Indiana is willing to raise taxes and promise $1 billion in taxpayer funds, Illinois has focused on the needs of working families who want relief at the gas pump, at the store, and on their insurance bills—not taxpayer-funded stadiums. Illinois remains open to ongoing efforts to secure the Bears in Illinois. However, it will take time to get it right.”
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