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Hammond mayor says city is courting Chicago Bears, touts $70 million in new projects
Summary
Mayor Tom M. McDermott Jr. told a packed State of the City at the Hammond Sportsplex that Hammond is actively pursuing the Chicago Bears and touted roughly $70 million in new downtown and waterfront projects, including a $27 million mixed-use redevelopment and multiple hotel investments.
Mayor Tom M. McDermott Jr. said Hammond is positioning itself as a contender if the Chicago Bears decide to move, and he urged residents to treat the possibility as real while the city prepares for large-scale development.
McDermott, speaking at the Lakeshore Chamber’s State of the City at the Hammond Sportsplex, said the Bears are “worth $8,000,000,000” and that he believes the team’s interest in moving is serious. “Of course, we gotta act like this is real,” he said, arguing that Hammond —…
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