The Bears released a statement about their stadium options, where they officially confirmed two potential sites, which don't confirm Chicago.

The Chicago Bears are very likely going to be playing their home games outside the city in the near future. Amid the team’s search for a new stadium site, it released a statement Thursday reiterating that the city of Chicago was no longer in consideration.

The Chicago Bears have reiterated their plans to leave Chicago and are considering stadium sites in suburban Illinois or Hammond, Indiana.

In a Thursday statement, the Chicago Bears effectively closed the door on the idea of building a new stadium within city limits. Bears’ President and CEO Kevin Warren, who has been tasked with “overseeing the team’s transformative stadium development project,

Arlington Heights, Illinois, is in competition with Hammond, Indiana, to become the next home of the Chicago Bears.

Gov. JB Pritzker says he updated NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about potential Bears stadium legislation and maintained the Bears and NFL are only considering a new stadium in Arlington Heights or Indiana — not Chicago.

The Bears' stadium fight is turning political as J.B. Pritzker and Chicago's mayor clash while Arlington Heights and Indiana remain very real options for 2026.

The Bears are planning to provide the NFL with an update on their future plans at the league's meeting on Tuesday in Orlando.