Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston has dismissed the possibility of the Chicago Bears remaining in Illinois, and the team has announced plans to build an NFL stadium in Hammond, Indiana. A broad framework calls for the possibility of $2 billion in investme - facebook.com

Title: WRTV URL Source: https://www.facebook.com/WRTV6/posts/indiana-house-speaker-todd-huston-has-dismissed-the-possibility-of-the-chicago-b/1420360316799984/ Markdown Content: Log In Log In Forgot Account? ## WRTV's Post * * * [](https://www.facebook.com/WRTVNews?__cft__[0]=AZgLw5delcckTLhMdYVRJ7tiq2Oz8a4dcVoB7PCOgCL1lgmIzUWikCndsHX-p-Gy-qArEd071AoVwcucrks6_IP7IHxpr5mR3T4CnpHGdp8q3P9CKaxngWX_ye-pWnuUej_7EcvwswYE9gkWcSLv4JCfwuxZdDiE&__tn__=%3C%3C%2CP-R) ### **WRTV** June 5 · Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston has dismissed the possibility of the Chicago Bears remaining in Illinois, and the team has announced plans to build an NFL stadium in Hammond, Indiana. A broad framework calls for the possibility of $2 billion in investment and $1 billion in public funding. [](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrtv.com%2Fsports%2Findiana-house-speaker-chicago-bears-move-to-hammond-a-done-deal&h=AUCKE2LAzpDc8dWRcKYluqdneEOBau8zrdUBgxncWVaIA0NTYnwG1ba6alqo69zCO7X8yWSsBnh7ZRqzpGHZl5AZGUDFQ0xVk4UMRWIJroHPnmwGqdMu5rln3P5jBBIhvQi7n87AbZBawwQd2T0tu8S5&__tn__=H-R&c[0]=AUBXhpjXugPcNRZ7jOzPG_p2YSe--IjhMCJbwgN6sgDDoVaWrq7yKPQbHBXaXIl3IsoFoIKzovQUS4a1w3DamoZa7gL7RdAf1Fxu5U_d10IIZrQL-MSeug-zPSG5xiWO_PW5Rb3JjEYbZ-Poex4uQIeUJJx28pwjILxMzMkNzzeRfXcdy3ZaGCN8wNqR3q0) wrtv.com Indiana House speaker: Chicago Bears move to Hammond a 'done deal' All reactions: 158 85 comments 19 shares Like Comment Most relevant Jeremy Boller I’m ok with that but name has to change and we set up toll roads between Hammond and Chicago and all revenue from those roads go to pay for stadium , lol * 17w 11 [](https://www.facebook.com/nicholas.todoran?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNDIwMzYwMzE2Nzk5OTg0XzE3NDk1NzE3OTMwODkzNDQ%3D&__cft__[0]=AZgLw5delcckTLhMdYVRJ7tiq2Oz8a4dcVoB7PCOgCL1lgmIzUWikCndsHX-p-Gy-qArEd071AoVwcucrks6_IP7IHxpr5mR3T4CnpHGdp8q3P9CKaxngWX_ye-pWnuUej_7EcvwswYE9gkWcSLv4JCfwuxZdDiE&__tn__=R]-R) Nicholas Todoran Damn that's funny, Mike. I don't recall you and Maureen sitting around that kitchen table crunching numbers to figure out how to pay for a new billion dollar football stadium * 17w 5 David Hammons So we get the Bears and all the benefits of an NFL stadium - including a Super Bowl - for $125 per Hoosier? Sweet. * 17w 1 [](https://www.facebook.com/mark.peters.5872?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNDIwMzYwMzE2Nzk5OTg0XzEyODg2NDgwMjk5MTY4MDc%3D&__cft__[0]=AZgLw5delcckTLhMdYVRJ7tiq2Oz8a4dcVoB7PCOgCL1lgmIzUWikCndsHX-p-Gy-qArEd071AoVwcucrks6_IP7IHxpr5mR3T4CnpHGdp8q3P9CKaxngWX_ye-pWnuUej_7EcvwswYE9gkWcSLv4JCfwuxZdDiE&__tn__=R]-R) Top fan Mark Peters HAMMOND BEARS GIPHY * 17w 2 View all 4 replies Dee Mari Moore Does that mean the species of bear called the Chicago Bear is on the endangered, about to go extinct list? * 17w 1 Rob Dunbar HAMMOND BEANS * 17w [](https://www.facebook.com/jeff.gardner.756412?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNDIwMzYwMzE2Nzk5OTg0XzE0OTkxNjA1Nzc5MjcwMDg%3D&__cft__[0]=AZgLw5delcckTLhMdYVRJ7tiq2Oz8a4dcVoB7PCOgCL1lgmIzUWikCndsHX-p-Gy-qArEd071AoVwcucrks6_IP7IHxpr5mR3T4CnpHGdp8q3P9CKaxngWX_ye-pWnuUej_7EcvwswYE9gkWcSLv4JCfwuxZdDiE&__tn__=R]-R) Jeff Gardner Hoosier Daddy * 17w 2 Bill Combs If they’ve got $1B in taxpayer dollars to pay for the Bears, they can fix the damn roads without upping taxes every year and adding a vehicle tax. * 17w 11 Top fan Tawnya Curran Just what Indiana tax payers need. * 17w 17 View 1 reply Donna Lowry Theus I’m not paying any taxes for this. * 17w 17 View all 6 replies View more comments 10 of 55 All reactions: 158 85 comments 19 shares Like Comment Most relevant Jeremy Boller I’m ok with that but name has to change and we set up toll roads between Hammond and Chicago and all revenue from those roads go to pay for stadium , lol * 17w 11 [](https://www.facebook.com/nicholas.todoran?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNDIwMzYwMzE2Nzk5OTg0XzE3NDk1NzE3OTMwODkzNDQ%3D&__cft__[0]=AZgLw5delcckTLhMdYVRJ7tiq2Oz8a4dcVoB7PCOgCL1lgmIzUWikCndsHX-p-Gy-qArEd071AoVwcucrks6_IP7IHxpr5mR3T4CnpHGdp8q3P9CKaxngWX_ye-pWnuUej_7EcvwswYE9gkWcSLv4JCfwuxZdDiE&__tn__=R]-R) Nicholas Todoran Damn that's funny, Mike. I don't recall you and Maureen sitting around that kitchen table crunching numbers to figure out how to pay for a new billion dollar football stadium * 17w 5 David Hammons So we get the Bears and all the benefits of an NFL stadium - including a Super Bowl - for $125 per Hoosier? Sweet. * 17w 1 [](https://www.facebook.com/mark.peters.5872?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNDIwMzYwMzE2Nzk5OTg0XzEyODg2NDgwMjk5MTY4MDc%3D&__cft__[0]=AZgLw5delcckTLhMdYVRJ7tiq2Oz8a4dcVoB7PCOgCL1lgmIzUWikCndsHX-p-Gy-qArEd071AoVwcucrks6_IP7IHxpr5mR3T4CnpHGdp8q3P9CKaxngWX_ye-pWnuUej_7EcvwswYE9gkWcSLv4JCfwuxZdDiE&__tn__=R]-R) Top fan Mark Peters HAMMOND BEARS GIPHY * 17w 2 View all 4 replies Dee Mari Moore Does that mean the species of bear called the Chicago Bear is on the endangered, about to go extinct list? * 17w 1 Rob Dunbar HAMMOND BEANS * 17w [](https://www.facebook.com/jeff.gardner.756412?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNDIwMzYwMzE2Nzk5OTg0XzE0OTkxNjA1Nzc5MjcwMDg%3D&__cft__[0]=AZgLw5delcckTLhMdYVRJ7tiq2Oz8a4dcVoB7PCOgCL1lgmIzUWikCndsHX-p-Gy-qArEd071AoVwcucrks6_IP7IHxpr5mR3T4CnpHGdp8q3P9CKaxngWX_ye-pWnuUej_7EcvwswYE9gkWcSLv4JCfwuxZdDiE&__tn__=R]-R) Jeff Gardner Hoosier Daddy * 17w 2 Bill Combs If they’ve got $1B in taxpayer dollars to pay for the Bears, they can fix the damn roads without upping taxes every year and adding a vehicle tax. * 17w 11 Top fan Tawnya Curran Just what Indiana tax payers need. * 17w 17 View 1 reply Donna Lowry Theus I’m not paying any taxes for this. * 17w 17 View all 6 replies View more comments 10 of 55