Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker continue to make public pitches for where the Chicago Bears should build their next stadium in Illinois, despite the team's 2024 proposal to remain in their current home of Chicago. During a groundbreaking ceremony for the Chicago Fire's new soccer stadium near Soldier Field, Johnson expressed his belief that he still believes an agreement could be reached to keep the team in Chicago. Meanwhile, Indiana lawmakers have taken another step toward potentially luring the Bears to the border, approving a plan to create an agency that would build a new stadium for the team. Pritzkers has since appeared to shut the door on a new Chicago stadium entirely, focusing his efforts on Arlington Heights.