Best of the Bears: Stadium push in Indiana gains momentum

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In the Best of the Bears this week, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to discuss his state's attempt to lure the Bears to build a new stadium in Hammond; Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes explained why they're still skeptical that the Bears will move to Indiana; and Spiegel and Holmes opened the phone lines for Score callers to sound off on the Bears potentially moving to Indiana.

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0:00.0	Thanks everybody.
0:03.3	You're listening to the best of the bears.
0:06.8	He's it for the touchdown and the Chicago Bears have taken the league.
0:10.9	A weekly mix of 670 the score's best NFL talk to get you ready for game day. Day.
0:36.4	Go in Odyssey Sports Station.
0:38.9	The score!
0:40.6	Speakle and Holmes.
0:42.9	Okay, here we go, sports fans.
0:44.4	Afternoons on the score.
0:47.8	Is my face straight?
0:48.9	Okay.
0:51.1	All right, you keep a straight face here.
0:53.0	The bears belong in the city of Chicago.
0:59.7	The passage of Senate Bill 27 would mark the most meaningful step forward in our stadium planning efforts to date.
1:10.0	We are committed to finishing the remaining site-specific, necessary due diligence to support our vision to build a world-class stadium near the Wolf Lake area in Hammond, Indiana.
1:12.3	We appreciate the leadership shown by Governor Braun, Speaker Houston, Senator Michler, and members of the Indiana General Assembly,
1:16.1	and establishing this critical framework and path forward to deliver a premier venue for all
1:20.7	Chicago land and a destination for Bears, fans, and visitors from across the globe. We value our
1:26.3	partnership and look forward to continuing to build our working relationship together.
1:31.3	Warren chose not to be in that meeting.
1:33.3	We had eight people in that discussion involving the legislators, involving the governor's office,
1:38.3	involving the Bears and their representatives.
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