Bears' Kevin Warren Says 'Sole Focus' Is on Indiana Stadium Project amid Illinois Conversations

There continues to be no end in sight for the Chicago Bears' ongoing search for a new stadium site, but team president Kevin Warren provided another update Thursday.

He told reporters the "sole focus" for the time being is on a stadium site in Hammond, Indiana, even though there are still sites being discussed in Illinois.

Warren also suggested there could be a combination of sites in Indiana:

The Bears released a statement in May that said the team "exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal. There is not a viable site in the city. As a result, the only sites under consideration are in Arlington Heights and Hammond."

Arlington Heights is an Illinois suburb, while Hammond is an Indiana suburb that is approximately 30 miles from Chicago.

While a number of NFL teams such as the New York Giants, New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers don't actually play in the city of their namesake, the Bears leaving Chicago would be notable. The franchise has been in the Windy City since 1921 after it was initially the Decatur Staleys in Decatur, Illinois.

The Bears played at Wrigley Field until 1970 and then moved to their current home of Soldier Field in 1971.

In June, the Bears announced their board of directors voted to advance plans in Hammond, Indiana, to create a "world-class stadium project."

Alex Dvorak of NBC Chicago reported the state of Indiana offered the team up to $1 billion in incentives to relocate.

On Thursday, Warren said, "I don't think we've made any mistakes. As you look at these projects, I really look at these as learning opportunities."

Bears fans are surely tired of the process, but they can at least take solace in one thing.

"I'm going to play wherever there's 120 by 53⅓ [yards] and it's marked up with white lines and two end zones," quarterback Caleb Williams said in June, per Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times. "I'm OK with whatever. Whatever decision they make is whatever decision they make. I just want some green and my teammates and coaches and another team out there. And fans."

The franchise may not have a long-term home yet, but it at least appears to finally have a long-term quarterback.