A statement from Chicago Bears Chairman George H. McCaskey and President and CEO Kevin Warren confirmed they were closer to leaving.

The Chicago Bears’ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance a new stadium development in Hammond, Indiana.

The vote comes less than a week after the spring session of the Illinois Legislature concluded with no solutions for an Illinois stadium.

The Bears are formally moving ahead with a planned $5 billion domed stadium and mixed-use development in Hammond, Ind.

A statement from Chicago Bears Chairman George H. McCaskey and President and CEO Kevin Warren confirmed they were closer to leaving.

More than three years of twists and turns on the Bears stadium saga could finally be reaching a definitive end point.