George McCaskey leads the Chicago Bears as chairman and controlling owner, a role he assumed in 2011 as successor to his brother. He oversees strategy and operations as the team pursues a stadium move, with focus on a Hammond, Indiana site near the Illinois border. His lineage ties to George Halas, founder of the franchise.
The Chicago Bears have voted to move forward with a stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana, after Illinois talks over a new stadium site stalled in the legislature. The team has committed about $2 billion of its own money, while the site remains to be confirmed and no public funding has been secured. Indiana has established a stadium authority and is positioning Hammond as the primary site, signaling a potential shift of the Bears’ home from Soldier Field.
The Chicago Bears have completed due diligence on the Lost Marsh site in Hammond, Indiana, and are evaluating a second Hammond site, Wolf Lake Terminal, with the possibility of merging both into a single development. The team says it will be Chicago Bears wherever it plays, and remains focused on Indiana after Illinois incentives stalled. The timeline for a stadium is still unclear.