Unions Working to Ensure a Northwest Indiana Bears Stadium Would Be Built with Local Labor

Indiana officials keeping up push on Bears stadium bid

INDIANAPOLIS — A year ago, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston wanted to annex some counties from Illinois. Now, he’s diving into Indiana’s bid to snatch away the Chicago Bears.

Unions working to ensure a Northwest Indiana Bears stadium would be built with local labor

Northwest Indiana trade unions have been working to ensure that local union labor is used to build a new Bears stadium if the team does decide to cross the state line.

Edward Keegan: Will a new Chicago Bears stadium benefit northwest Indiana?

None of the sites proposed for the Bears create connections between Gary and the city’s existing and potential amenities.