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Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. says the Chicago Bears are looking at more than one potential stadium site in his city, even as Illinois Governor JB Pritzker pushes for a special legislative session to keep the team in-state. McDermott tells host Gerry Dick the deal is close but not final, and the city won't celebrate until there are shovels in the ground. Also this week, TaylorMade breaks ground on a nearly $60 million warehouse and distribution expansion in Evansville, a move the golf equipment giant says allows it to reach 80% of its customers within three days. The investment is part of a broader wave of economic momentum in Southwest Indiana, including a new Ohio River bridge connecting Evansville to Henderson, Kentucky, and more than $100 million in recent local deals.In the Business of Health, Riley Children's Hospital pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Erick Forno has developed a smartphone attachment called Aware that uses sonar technology to measure lung function at home. The device is entering a clinical trial with hundreds of Indiana participants and could transform daily monitoring for patients with asthma and COPD.Plus, Fishers District announces a $169 million expansion anchored by JD Finish Line's headquarters relocation from Indianapolis, Saint Mary's College at Notre Dame launches a $200 million fundraising campaign, and Sweetwater Sound founder Chuck Surack details a $250 million motorsports complex planned for Auburn.