FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Bears’ Board of Directors votes to advance stadium development in Hammond, Indiana
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-bears-board-directors-vote-advance-stadium-development-hammond-indiana-espn-sources/19240596/
NBC5
— How far is Hammond, Indiana, from Chicago? What to know as Bears ‘advance’ stadium project. A Friday afternoon, rush-hour drive to Hammond was said to take 40 minutes, with Google Maps estimating typical travel times between 26 and 45 minutes, depending on the time of day.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nfl/chicago-bears/how-far-is-hammond-indiana-from-chicago-what-to-know-as-bears-advance-stadium-project/3944735/
— Mayor of Arlington Heights responds as Bears move forward with Indiana stadium plans
https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-sports-bears-sox-cubs-bulls-blackhawks/mayor-of-arlington-heights-responds-to-bears-moving-ahead-with-indiana-plans/3944683/
— ‘Not surprising’: Illinois lawmakers react to Bears’ announcement on Indiana stadium plans
https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-sports-bears-sox-cubs-bulls-blackhawks/not-surprising-illinois-lawmakers-react-to-bears-announcement-on-indiana-stadium-plans/3944629/
CBS2
— Bears fans divided in reaction to team’s decision to focus on Hammond for new stadium
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-bears-fans-reacation-hammond-indiana-stadium/
WGN RADIO
— Who is to blame if the Bears move to Indiana?
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-7/#/questions
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders attack Bailey.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/05/darren-bailey-reset-image/
— Bears say they will proceed with plans for a stadium in Hammond
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/05/chicago-bears-stadium-indiana-vote/
— Get used to ‘Bear Down, Hammond Bears’ as Illinois’ reputation gets tackled for a loss
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/05/editorial-chicago-bears-stadium-hammond-springfield-reputation-pritzker/
— Side-by-side Wheaton mansions for sale for $2.4M and $3.3M. DD: These homes are in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/05/wheaton-mansions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two adjoining mansions located at the end of a long, private lane in Wheaton — and that were built at the same time — are on the market for $2.4 million and $3.3 million. The two homes, located immediately west of the Chicago Golf Club, occupy historic ground. Together, they sit on the 3.4-acre site that once held a rambling mansion called Overlinks, which had been designed by architect Jarvis Hunt and built in 1897 for Chicago Golf Club member and influential Chicago Board of Trade member Edward S. Worthington. Overlinks was demolished around 1990, and soon afterward, longtime homebuilder Harold “Mac” Airhart, who died on April 16 at age 86, subdivided the land and constructed the two mansions, one of which became Airhart’s own personal home. Airhart, a Wheaton College alumnus and a longtime Wheaton College trustee, in 1964 founded Airhart Construction, which now has constructed more than 1,800 homes. Even before Airhart’s passing, he and his wife, Vonla, had one of the two homes, their own, five-bedroom, 5,794-square-foot Georgian-style home, on the market. It’s available for $2.4 million. Situated on 1.61 acres, the Airhart mansion has 4 1/2 bathrooms, a grand foyer, soaring ceilings, millwork, a great room with a fireplace, an adjacent octagon-shaped sunroom with floor-to-ceiling windows, a library with custom built-ins and architectural molding and a kitchen with granite countertops, newer appliances and two pantries. Other features include a primary bedroom suite with a walk-in wardrobe and a finished walkout lower level. Outside on the property are hosta beds, mature trees, a three-car garage and a 60-foot-by-60-foot motor court. “This is a fabulous house and 1.6-acre lot,” listing agent Pattie Murray of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices told Elite Street. “It has such grandeur. I think it is one of the most iconic, beautiful places near Chicago Golf.” The Airhart house currently is listed in an agents-only private listing network. Airhart and his wife, Vonla, who spent winters in Naples, Florida, previously had listed the house for $2.35 million from 2011 until 2013, when they cut their asking price to just under $2.3 million. They took the home off the market later that year. Also for sale in an agents-only private listing network is the five-bedroom, 6,504-square-foot mansion immediately to the east. Listed on Tuesday for $3.3 million and known as Grey Walls, the home was constructed by Airhart’s firm and designed by Chicago architect Richard Hague. Its first owner, former Amoco CEO H. Laurance Fuller, owned the mansion from its completion in 1992 until 2004, when he sold it to spend more time at homes in South Carolina and Massachusetts. The mansion was inspired by — and takes its name from — Greywalls, the onetime country house on Scotland’s east coast that borders the Muirfield golf links there and now functions as a hotel. With 10,000 square feet of total space including the lower level, the Grey Walls mansion in Wheaton has five full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, two fireplaces, a dual stair entry, an oversize dining room, a mahogany library with custom built-ins and a limestone fireplace, a great room with a coffered ceiling, a sunroom and a kitchen with hand-crafted William Huber cabinetry, granite countertops, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances and a walk-in pantry. The mansion’s main-level primary bedroom suite has 11-foot ceilings, dual vanities and custom walk-in closets. Outside on the 1.77-acre property are bluestone patios and limestone terraces that overlook the Chicago Golf Club. The grounds were landscaped by the late Morton Arboretum landscape architect Tony Tyznik. “The location is spectacular, and this home is for somebody who appreciates architecture and who appreciates the Scottish and really European flair to the home,” listing agent Michael LaFido of LPT Realty told Elite Street. “It is really special. I think anybody who would come over as a guest and entertain would be like, ‘That’s a cool house.’” The Airhart house had a $34,704 property tax bill in the 2025 tax year, while Grey Walls had a $45,988 property tax bill in the 2025 tax year.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Play-by-play of failed Bears stadium bill. Rumor about the football team having second thoughts leaving Chicago damaged the legislative effort to help the Bears move to the suburbs.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/05/bears-stadium-bill-cunnigham-kam-buckner-hammond-rich-miller
— With Bears saying they’re leaving for Indiana, blame game in Illinois spreads far and wide. Springfield’s inaction on incentives to keep the team in-state has been just the latest in a long-running political comedy of errors.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadium/2026/06/05/chicago-bears-stadium-illinois-indiana-arlington-heights-hammond-blame
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/06/04/trump-blanche-boutros-doj-broadview
DAILY HERALD
— ‘Done deal’ or ‘door remains open’? In latest stadium shift, Bears board advances Indiana plan.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260605/news/bears-board-votes-to-advance-northwest-indiana-stadium-project/
RIVER BENDER
— Plummer Blames Illinois Leadership After Bears Advance Hammond Stadium Plan
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/sen-jason-plummer-blames-illinois-leadership-after-bears-advance-hammond-stadium-plan-94055.cfm
WAND TV
— IL Democrats pass bill allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-democrats-pass-bill-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-pay-in-state-tuition-at-public-universities/article_eb0eeb98-461a-4c0c-b369-8b79f2bf06a7.html
14 NEWS
— Marijuana is a factor in many local crimes
https://www.14news.com/2026/06/05/epd-discusses-how-marijuana-is-factor-many-local-crimes/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/now-cleared-broadview-6-immigration-protesters-seek-evidence-of-white-house-pressure-to-indict/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Indiana Governor Hints at ‘Favorable Announcement’ as Pritzker Inches Closer to Losing the Bears
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/indiana-governor-hints-at-favorable-announcement-as-pritzker-inches-closer-to-losing-the-bears.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America reaches 250 with unity and patriotism in retreat. The spirit of 1976 has given way to anger, grievance and political exhaustion. DD: What makes you patriotic? For me, it includes my being able to earn enough money to do the following even though neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, he died when he was 47 and I was 21, and my mother never attended high school: a) work my way through college and earn a bachelor’s degree in management, master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, a CPA certificate, a Certified Internal Auditor certificate, four more job-related professional certifications, and a CPA license, b) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., and c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/3/america-reaches-250-unity-patriotism-retreat/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sanctuary cities: Compassion on other people’s dime
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4592847/sanctuary-cities-compassion-on-other-peoples-dime/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Antifa-Democrat ‘narrative’ about deplorable conditions for detained illegals at Delaney Hall falls apart. Antifa and all its minions put on quite a show last month to promote the narrative that conditions for detained migrants were deplorable. One problem: None of it was true.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/antifa_democrat_narrative_about_deplorable_conditions_for_detained_illegals_at_delaney_hall_in_new_jersey_falls_apart.html
PJ MEDIA
— White Supremacists Used SPLC Money to Buy KKK Hoods and Cross-Burning Gear
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/04/supremacists-used-splc-money-to-buy-kkk-hoods-cross-burning-gear-n4953590
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— FBI fires analysts who worked on “Richmond memo” about Catholic extremist ideology
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-fires-analysts-richmond-memo-catholic-extremist-ideology/
