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INDIANAPOLIS — The state of Indiana took another step in their effort to lure the Bears to Hammond when, on Thursday, the Indiana State Senate passed the bill to establish the Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority. Gov. Mike Braun signed the bill about an hour later.
All that’s left is for the Bears to decide between Hammond and Arlington Heights.
“We sure give the Bears a lot to think about to come here,” state senator Rick Niemeyer said. “I think it’s very serious.”
Niemeyer, from Lowell, acknowledged that the Bears have flirted with moving to Indiana off and on over the years.