INDIANAPOLIS — In 1905, U.S. Steel purchased 9,000 acres on Lake Michigan’s Indiana shoreline, building the city of Gary from scratch. Less than half a century later, this steel juggernaut this became the vital component for America’s arsenal of democracy.
On Friday, the Chicago Bears announced they will be relocating to Hammond.
“Yesterday, the Chicago Bears Board of Directors met and voted to advance our stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact site to be selected,” the team said in a statement. “We believe a world-class stadium project in Hammond will transform the region, connecting Northwest Indiana to the South Side of Chicago through the Loop and across neighborhoods and suburbs stretching north of the city. It will bring Chicagoland together and deliver new opportunities to its residents and businesses.”…