Chicago Bears - Stop playing games and get to work | Arlington Heights is waiting
Dan Bernstein Unfiltered
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4.6 • 735 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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0:00 Bears Stadium
33:45 NFL Broadcast
45:00 Bulls
51:00 Jontay Porter
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joined MS Now to discuss the Chicago Bears stadium situation, and momentum appears to be shifting toward a deal that would keep the team in Illinois—specifically on the already‑purchased land in Arlington Heights. We break down what the Governor said, how negotiations are progressing, and what this means for the Bears’ long‑term future.
Looking ahead to the 2026 NFL season, major changes could be coming across the broadcast landscape. From network shake‑ups to potential booth reshuffles, we dive into the personalities, contracts, and storylines that may reshape how fans experience NFL Sundays.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls remain a struggling team—and that might be a good thing for their draft outlook—but questions are growing around the organization’s medical staff. Recent decisions involving injured players, both incoming and outgoing, have raised eyebrows around the league. Whatever is happening behind the scenes, it’s not reflecting well on the franchise.
In NBA news:
Jontay Porter—recently involved in a league gambling scandal and expected to serve prison time—has landed a new basketball gig before heading away. He’ll be playing in the newly reimagined USBL, suiting up for the Seattle SuperHawks. Best of luck to them.
A packed episode filled with Bears updates, NBA storylines, and a look at how the sports world continues to evolve heading into 2026.
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| 0:00.0 | Dan Bernstein Unfiltered. Unfiltered on 312 Sports. |
| 0:07.9 | Welcome to Dan Bernstein Unfiltered on 312 Sports. |
| 0:11.2 | We are brought to you in partnership with My Bookie. |
| 0:15.1 | And it sounds like, and certainly what we heard of the breaking news last night. |
| 0:21.5 | It sounds like the brief spasm of stupidity going on in Springfield and in Indiana has settled down to the point where it's time for the Bears and the state of Illinois and the legislature to get on with normal business. |
| 0:44.0 | After whatever that was last week has now blown over and settled down. |
| 0:49.8 | And everybody kind of looked at each other like, huh? |
| 0:53.0 | Because they're ready to start actually talking |
| 0:56.9 | some turkey downstate and moving some things |
| 0:59.9 | through some procedural hurdles |
| 1:02.4 | and maybe all the way out to the floor |
| 1:05.0 | to get the bears a version of what they've long sought. |
| 1:09.7 | And that is a way to pay a lesser share of their total |
| 1:15.7 | tax bill ahead of time, in the same way that major projects usually do, without it being |
| 1:23.7 | too much of a taxpayer burden. |
| 1:26.0 | That's essentially what this is. |
| 1:27.7 | Has been J.B. Pritzker trying to look out for the citizens of the state. |
| 1:34.3 | Us, in other words. |
| 1:36.8 | Where the person in charge says, you know, yeah, obviously we want the bears here. |
| 1:41.5 | It's better for them to be here. |
| 1:42.8 | We don't really believe their thinly veiled bluffs that they're going to leave, but we're not going to make a bad |
| 1:48.8 | deal. That's what the state is saying. Now, what's happened through all of this, and especially |
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