CHICAGO (WISH) — Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren announced at a press conference Thursday that the Bears are focused on building a “world-class stadium and mixed-use development in Hammond, Indiana.

The Bears current home is Soldier Field in downtown Chicago, where they have played since 1970. The Bears asked the Chicago city government to help fund a new stadium before exploring the possibility of leaving Chicago and Illinois and moving to Hammond.

The Indiana legislature gave the necessary approvals for an NFL stadium to be built in Hammond in this year’s legislative session....