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Bears' Board of Directors votes to advance stadium development in Hammond, IN, team says

The Bears ’ board of directors met Thursday and decided to move forward with their plans to build a stadium in Indiana, positioning the team to play its home games out of state for the first time in its 106-year history. The precise stadium site in Hammond is to be determined, depending on which pe...

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What happened The Chicago Bears' Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, the team said Friday.
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Left / center-leftIt's Indiana: Bears' board of directors votes to push stadium to Hammond

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CenterBears' Board of Directors votes to advance stadium development in Hammond, IN, team says

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Jun 5, 8:47 PM

It's Indiana: Bears' board of directors votes to push stadium to Hammond

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The Bears ’ board of directors met Thursday and decided to move forward with their plans to build a stadium in Indiana, positioning the team to play its home games out of state for the firs...

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Jun 5, 7:18 PM

Bears' Board of Directors votes to advance stadium development in Hammond, IN, team says

The Chicago Bears' Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, the team said Friday.

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WGN NewsNews report · Jun 5, 5:01 PM

'Welcome to Indiana!' City, state leaders react after Bears vote to advance stadium project in Hammond

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On Friday, the Bears announced that its board of directors voted to advance its stadium project in Hammond, Indiana, promising to “transform the region.”

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Jun 5, 5:01 PM: WGN News joined the source map.

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Jun 5, 8:47 PM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

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