# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_-rEzDz-b
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57014817-nbcchicago-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-21T00:22:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

The Chicago Bears released a statement Thursday as lawmakers took a step closer to making a stadium in northwest Indiana closer to reality.

The Indiana Senate already rapidly passed legislation setting the parameters for a deal with the Bears, including a bond issue, a lease with the team, and other agreements that a new board would make with the team, but questions remained over whether such legislation would make it through the House.

A spokesperson for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the pause in discussion was requested by the Bears. "Illinois was ready to move this bill forward. After a productive three hour meeting yesterday, the Bears leaders requested the ILGA pause the hearing to make further tweaks to the bill. This morning, we were surprised to see a statement lauding Indiana and ignoring Illinois," spokesman Matt Hill wrote on X.

#chicagobears #jbpritzker

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