Chicago Bears stadium bill gets initial approval from Indiana House with minor amendment • Chicago Park District pushes $630M plan to revamp Soldier Field post-Bears
The Spin Monday, February 23, 2026 | | |
| | | | | President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate. | | | | | The Indiana bill outlining a financial structure for a Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond advanced in the Indiana House on second reading. | | | | | The Park District pitched state officials on converting the 61,500-seat venue to a destination for concerts and other special events once the Bears leave. | | | | | A Senate bill aimed at tackling welfare fraud passed out of the House Monday as the Indiana legislature begins its final week of the 2026 legislative session. | | | | | Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement. | | | | | When the U.S. men’s hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel. | | | | | British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein. | | | | | A decade after setting the current rules for mayor, trustee term limits in Niles, a ballot referendum asks about it again. This time, a candidate would be limited to five terms in same office. | | | |