Stadium Club: The Bears put Northwest Indiana into the mix of stadium locations

Indiana Governor addresses potential Bears move to Hammond

Governor Mike Braun of Indiana joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the Bears’ potential move to Hammond. He addresses the conversations he had with the McCaskeys as well as some of the preparations he’s been making to start building a new stadium. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8438830/8438830_2026-06-08-205130.64kmono.mp3 [https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8438830/8438830_2026-06-08-205130.64kmono.mp3] MORE COVERAGE CHICAGO BEARS https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/going-into-minicamp-the-bears-the-favorite-in-the-nfc-north/ ARE THE BEARS THE FAVORITE IN THE NFC NORTH? [https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/going-into-minicamp-the-bears-the-favorite-in-the-nfc-north/] .cls-4{fill:#000;} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/ INDIANA GOV. ADDRESSES BEARS MOVE TO HAMMOND [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/are-you-convinced-the-bears-want-to-move-to-hammond/ ARE YOU CONVINCED THE BEARS WANT TO MOVE TO HAMMOND? [https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/are-you-convinced-the-bears-want-to-move-to-hammond/] .cls-4{fill:#000;} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/ TOUCHDOWN ARLINGTON HOPEFUL BEARS WON’T MOVE TO IN [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ilyce-glink-looking-at-the-economics-of-the-bears-move/ LOOKING AT THE ECONOMICS OF THE BEARS’ MOVE [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ilyce-glink-looking-at-the-economics-of-the-bears-move/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more [https://wgnradio.com/bears/] RECENT POSTS LISA DENT https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/chicago-activist-and-childrens-book-author-talks-about-her-books-banning/ CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR TALKS ABOUT HER BOOK’S BANNING [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/chicago-activist-and-childrens-book-author-talks-about-her-books-banning/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/kevin-brasler-outlet-stores-appliances-and-more/ KEVIN BRASLER: OUTLET STORES, APPLIANCES, AND MORE! [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/kevin-brasler-outlet-stores-appliances-and-more/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/sound-check/newsroom-sound-check-06-08-26/ NEWSROOM SOUND CHECK: 06/08/26 [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/sound-check/newsroom-sound-check-06-08-26/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/dupage-county-naloxone-program-initiative-aids-those-in-need/ DUPAGE COUNTY PROGRAM AIDS THOSE IN NEED [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/dupage-county-naloxone-program-initiative-aids-those-in-need/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/will-perdue-remembering-the-life-of-stacey-king/ WILL PERDUE REMEMBERS HIS BULLS TEAMMATE STACEY KING [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/will-perdue-remembering-the-life-of-stacey-king/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/]

Touchdown Arlington co-founder hopeful that the Bears won’t move to Indiana

Argie Karafotias, co-founder of Touchdown Arlington, a group of local Arlington Heights residents and business owners advocating for the Bears to settle down in their village, joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the Bears’ reported move to Hammond, Indiana. He expresses disappointment in the news, but maintains hope that Arlington Heights still has a chance to be the new home of the Bears. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8435666/8435666_2026-06-05-235706.64kmono.mp3 [https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8435666/8435666_2026-06-05-235706.64kmono.mp3] MORE COVERAGE CHICAGO BEARS https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/going-into-minicamp-the-bears-the-favorite-in-the-nfc-north/ ARE THE BEARS THE FAVORITE IN THE NFC NORTH? [https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/going-into-minicamp-the-bears-the-favorite-in-the-nfc-north/] .cls-4{fill:#000;} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/ INDIANA GOV. ADDRESSES BEARS MOVE TO HAMMOND [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/are-you-convinced-the-bears-want-to-move-to-hammond/ ARE YOU CONVINCED THE BEARS WANT TO MOVE TO HAMMOND? [https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/are-you-convinced-the-bears-want-to-move-to-hammond/] .cls-4{fill:#000;} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/ TOUCHDOWN ARLINGTON HOPEFUL BEARS WON’T MOVE TO IN [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ilyce-glink-looking-at-the-economics-of-the-bears-move/ LOOKING AT THE ECONOMICS OF THE BEARS’ MOVE [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ilyce-glink-looking-at-the-economics-of-the-bears-move/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more [https://wgnradio.com/bears/] RECENT POSTS LISA DENT https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/chicago-activist-and-childrens-book-author-talks-about-her-books-banning/ CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR TALKS ABOUT HER BOOK’S BANNING [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/chicago-activist-and-childrens-book-author-talks-about-her-books-banning/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/kevin-brasler-outlet-stores-appliances-and-more/ KEVIN BRASLER: OUTLET STORES, APPLIANCES, AND MORE! [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/kevin-brasler-outlet-stores-appliances-and-more/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/sound-check/newsroom-sound-check-06-08-26/ NEWSROOM SOUND CHECK: 06/08/26 [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/sound-check/newsroom-sound-check-06-08-26/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/dupage-county-naloxone-program-initiative-aids-those-in-need/ DUPAGE COUNTY PROGRAM AIDS THOSE IN NEED [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/dupage-county-naloxone-program-initiative-aids-those-in-need/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/will-perdue-remembering-the-life-of-stacey-king/ WILL PERDUE REMEMBERS HIS BULLS TEAMMATE STACEY KING [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/will-perdue-remembering-the-life-of-stacey-king/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/]

Sports business expert Marc Ganis: As things stand today, the Bears going to Indiana is a done deal

Marc Ganis, sports business expert and President and Co-Founder of Sportscorp Ltd., joins John Williams to talk about the Chicago Bears announcing they are likely moving ahead with plans to build a new stadium in Indiana. Marc tells John that he puts the blame on Mayor Johnson, Speaker Welch, and even Stacy Davis Gates. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8435043/6-5-26_Marc_Ganis_sports_business_expert_on_Bears_stadium_team_moving_to_Hammond_Indiana_2026-06-05-193143.128.mp3 [https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8435043/6-5-26_Marc_Ganis_sports_business_expert_on_Bears_stadium_team_moving_to_Hammond_Indiana_2026-06-05-193143.128.mp3] MORE COVERAGE CHICAGO BEARS https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/going-into-minicamp-the-bears-the-favorite-in-the-nfc-north/ ARE THE BEARS THE FAVORITE IN THE NFC NORTH? [https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/going-into-minicamp-the-bears-the-favorite-in-the-nfc-north/] .cls-4{fill:#000;} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/ INDIANA GOV. ADDRESSES BEARS MOVE TO HAMMOND [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/are-you-convinced-the-bears-want-to-move-to-hammond/ ARE YOU CONVINCED THE BEARS WANT TO MOVE TO HAMMOND? [https://wgnradio.com/sports/sportsclick/are-you-convinced-the-bears-want-to-move-to-hammond/] .cls-4{fill:#000;} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/ TOUCHDOWN ARLINGTON HOPEFUL BEARS WON’T MOVE TO IN [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ilyce-glink-looking-at-the-economics-of-the-bears-move/ LOOKING AT THE ECONOMICS OF THE BEARS’ MOVE [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ilyce-glink-looking-at-the-economics-of-the-bears-move/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more [https://wgnradio.com/bears/] RECENT POSTS JOHN WILLIAMS https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/john-williams-brings-you-a-round-of-speed-jokes-part-mclxxi-6-9-26/ JOHN WILLIAMS SPEED JOKES 6-9-26 [https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/john-williams-brings-you-a-round-of-speed-jokes-part-mclxxi-6-9-26/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-are-the-bears-using-indiana-as-leverage/ ARE THE BEARS USING INDIANA AS LEVERAGE? [https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-are-the-bears-using-indiana-as-leverage/] .cls-4{fill:#000;} https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/lou-manfredini-how-humidity-can-impact-your-smoke-detector/ MR. FIX IT: HOW HUMIDITY CAN IMPACT YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR [https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/lou-manfredini-how-humidity-can-impact-your-smoke-detector/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/speed-jokes-6th-anniversary-party-at-whiskey-acres-photo-gallery/ PHOTOS: SPEED JOKES 6TH ANNIVERSARY WHISKEY ACRES PARTY [https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/speed-jokes-6th-anniversary-party-at-whiskey-acres-photo-gallery/] .cls-5{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/john-williams-brings-you-a-round-of-speed-jokes-part-mclxx-6-8-26/ JOHN WILLIAMS SPEED JOKES 6-8-26 [https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/john-williams-brings-you-a-round-of-speed-jokes-part-mclxx-6-8-26/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more [https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/]

Stadium Club: It’s fourth down and inches to go for Illinois lawmakers on a Bears tax deal

Illinois legislators have until Sunday night to approve a megaprojects deal that could make or break the Chicago Bears stadium decision.  With just hours to go, the result of a vote is still up in the air.  WGN’s Ryan Burrow spoke with the Daily Herald’s Chris Placek [https://www.dailyherald.com/staff/christopher-placek/] ahead of what’s expected to be a contentious debate in Springfield. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8417795/Stadium_Club_Ep_18_2026-05-28-213135.64kmono.mp3 [https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8417795/Stadium_Club_Ep_18_2026-05-28-213135.64kmono.mp3] RECENT POSTS THE STADIUM CLUB https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/ INDIANA GOV. ADDRESSES BEARS MOVE TO HAMMOND [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/ TOUCHDOWN ARLINGTON HOPEFUL BEARS WON’T MOVE TO IN [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/marc-ganis-as-things-stand-today-the-bears-going-to-indiana-is-a-done-deal/ SPORTS BIZ EXPERT: AS THINGS STAND, BEARS GOING TO INDIANA [https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/marc-ganis-as-things-stand-today-the-bears-going-to-indiana-is-a-done-deal/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/stadium-club-its-fourth-down-and-inches-to-go-for-illinois-lawmakers-on-a-bears-tax-deal/ FOURTH AND INCHES FOR IL LAWMAKERS ON BEARS TAX DEAL [https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/stadium-club-its-fourth-down-and-inches-to-go-for-illinois-lawmakers-on-a-bears-tax-deal/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/stadium-club-suburban-groups-urge-illinois-lawmakers-to-work-with-the-bears-on-arlington-heights-stadium-deal/ GROUPS URGE IL LAWMAKERS, BEARS TO WORK ON AH DEAL [https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/stadium-club-suburban-groups-urge-illinois-lawmakers-to-work-with-the-bears-on-arlington-heights-stadium-deal/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click For More [https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/]

Stadium Club: Suburban groups urge Illinois lawmakers to work with the Bears on Arlington Heights stadium deal

As Illinois legislators go back to work in Springfield, there’s a renewed push to get an infrastructure deal done to expedite a Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights.  It comes after the Bears threatened to move the team to Northwest Indiana.  There appears to be some softening to make a deal by Governor J.B. Pritzker, and lawmakers who initially opposed financial assistance to the NFL franchise. WGN’s Ryan Burrow spoke with Heather Larson of Meet Chicago Northwest, and Ernie Rose of Touchdown Arlington.  Both are encouraging Springfield to work with the Bears as a way to help generate revenue to the Northwest suburbs. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7917341/Stadium_Club_Ep_17_2026-01-15-035441.64kmono.mp3 [https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7917341/Stadium_Club_Ep_17_2026-01-15-035441.64kmono.mp3] Heather Larson’s op-ed in the Chicago Tribune [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/opinion-bears-stadium-arlington-heights-taxes/]. RECENT POSTS THE STADIUM CLUB https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/ INDIANA GOV. ADDRESSES BEARS MOVE TO HAMMOND [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/indiana-governor-addresses-bears-move-to-hammond/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/ TOUCHDOWN ARLINGTON HOPEFUL BEARS WON’T MOVE TO IN [https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/touchdown-arlington-co-founder-hopeful-that-the-bears-wont-move-to-indiana/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/marc-ganis-as-things-stand-today-the-bears-going-to-indiana-is-a-done-deal/ SPORTS BIZ EXPERT: AS THINGS STAND, BEARS GOING TO INDIANA [https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/marc-ganis-as-things-stand-today-the-bears-going-to-indiana-is-a-done-deal/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/stadium-club-its-fourth-down-and-inches-to-go-for-illinois-lawmakers-on-a-bears-tax-deal/ FOURTH AND INCHES FOR IL LAWMAKERS ON BEARS TAX DEAL [https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/stadium-club-its-fourth-down-and-inches-to-go-for-illinois-lawmakers-on-a-bears-tax-deal/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/stadium-club-suburban-groups-urge-illinois-lawmakers-to-work-with-the-bears-on-arlington-heights-stadium-deal/ GROUPS URGE IL LAWMAKERS, BEARS TO WORK ON AH DEAL [https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/stadium-club-suburban-groups-urge-illinois-lawmakers-to-work-with-the-bears-on-arlington-heights-stadium-deal/] .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click For More [https://wgnradio.com/the-stadium-club/]