INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Senate bill proposing the creation of a stadium authority for a new Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond, Indiana, passed the House Tuesday, 95 – 4. The bill, SB 27, first passed out of the Senate Ways and Means committee unanimously, 24 – 0, on Thursday. Several representatives chimed, “Go Bears!” as they submitted their vote. If signed into law, the bill would create the Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority, which would be capable of financing a multibillion-dollar, 35-year lease deal for a new NFL stadium. SB 27 moves back to the Senate due to changes made by the House. Illinois was still in negotiations with the Bears to build a stadium in Arlington Heights, but a meeting set Thursday morning to discuss the Illinois stadium authority was canceled for an unspecified reason. This is a developing story. ...read more read less