State Week: Illinois' gameplan for keeping the Chicago Bears

About this episode

The episode discusses Illinois' legislative efforts to keep the Chicago Bears from relocating to Indiana.

A major piece of legislation made it through the Illinois House this week. But more changes are expected as the state tries to prevent the NFL team from building a new stadium in Indiana.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III

Topics covered

• legislation
• Chicago Bears
• NFL
• stadium
• Illinois politics

Keywords

• Illinois House
• Chicago Bears
• NFL
• stadium legislation
• Indiana

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Illinois House, NFL, Chicago Bears

Places: Illinois, Indiana

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• State Week: Legislation moves forward as the session winds down · May 22, 2026 · 29 min
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