Indiana Gov.: 'Pretty decent odds' Bears move to Indiana

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Clock is ticking for state lawmakers to pass legislation to try to keep the Bears right here in Illinois. The legislative session ends a week from today, and the Bears have said it's either Arlington Heights or Indiana.

[00:00:12]Today on Fox and Friends, Indiana Governor Mike Braun said he thinks his state has a good shot at getting the Bears.

[00:00:19]If you had to put the odds 50/50, 60/40, where would you put it? I'd say 65/35.

[00:00:27]Illinois lawmakers working to pass the mega projects bill, which would provide some property tax relief to the Bears to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.

[00:00:36]Indiana lawmakers passed legislation earlier this year to finance and build a stadium in Hammond. Governor Braun criticized Governor Pritzker today for taking so long to address the situation and says Indiana is the perfect spot for the Bears.

[00:00:53]That is what happens when you are have a deaf ear Pritzker, their legislature.

[00:00:58]>> Yeah. Three years they've been trying to get them to actually weigh in on it. Six months they came and saw we move at the speed of business, not government. We got a triple A credit rating. Where would you want to be the next 50 years?

[00:01:11]You'll get more stadium for your money here in Indiana. So, where it was 50/50, we've made it easy. We'll know here in about a month, month and a half. I think they're pretty decent odds. They may be They're going to be the Chicago Bears, but doing it in Indiana, hopefully. It'd be a smart decision for them.

[00:01:28]We have reached out to Governor Pritzker's office for a response to Governor Braun's comments. Meanwhile, the Bears have said they would like to make their stadium decision by late spring or early