Bears have exhausted every opportunity, and we’re all exhausted too
The Chicago Bears issued a statement on Thursday about their stadium plans, and it was much ado about nothing.
Vehicles are parked in office building lots west of the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights, Illinois, on April 21, 2026. The vacant land is the possible future site of a new stadium for the Chicago Bears. (John J.
Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) On Thursday, the Chicago Bears issued a statement about their stadium plans. “The Chicago Bears have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal. There is not a viable site in the city.
As a result, the only sites under consideration are in Arlington Heights and Hammond. ” Anyone else having déjà vu? Team President Kevin Warren announced 9 months ago that Arlington Heights was the only Cook County location under consideration, so that “initial goal” of Chicago has been long gone.
They’ve been flirting with Indiana since December, and a couple of days ago, it was reported that Hammond and Arlington Heights were the only two options on the table. That report promised that an actual decision on new stadium plans would be revealed by “late spring, early summer. ” Today’s statement seems like a waste of time or a direct shot at the city of Chicago, who has been posturing through the media and making noise in Springfield for months.