India, Feb. 20 -- As lawmakers in Indiana announced Thursday that the Chicago Bears could leave Illinois altogether and build a new home in Hammond, in Indiana's Lake County, rival fans erupted and took a dig at the franchise.

The Bears have long been planning to move out of their home stadium, Soldier Field in Chicago. Amid the lookout for a new place to build a home, on Thursday, lawmakers in Indiana announced that they are in talks with the franchise to finalize a new deal in which the Chicago Bears would move to Hammond.

However, at this time, the relocation is far from finalized, Indiana Governor Mike Braun said in a statement said on X. "We have built a strong relationship with the Bears organization that will serve as the foundat...