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The pressure is on for the Illinois legislature and Chicago Bears to make a stadium deal. @ryandroste with more here.
Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren watches warmups before a playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams on Jan. 18, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) The timeline for the construction of a new Chicago Bears stadium continues to accelerate, and the mayor of Arlington Heights, IL seems to think a location could be decided upon by the end of March.
Mayor Jim Tinaglia suggested during his “State of the Village” address that he believes the Bears will strike a deal to build their new stadium in Indiana by the end of the month if the Illinois legislature doesn’t nail down a deal with the team. “Waiting until the end of May, I think, is a no-go for the Bears,” Tinaglia said (via NBC ). “They’ve already been through the [wringer] too many times.
” Tinaglia explained that this week is a big one for the team as the Illinois legislature is scheduled to debate tax incentives and other benefits to keep the Bears in Illinois. The Illinois House returns to Springfield on Wednesday for the first time in three weeks. Previously, a bill advanced out of committee that would allow the Bears to negotiate their property tax payments directly with local governments and school districts for up to 40 years.
It has not yet received a vote on the House floor. “I spend a lot of time talking to those guys (the Bears),” Tinaglia said (via D aily Herald ), “and I can tell you that I know they want to come here. They can’t come here unless they get some help from Springfield on this.