Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2025
Grading Chicago as a pro sports city
Bears fans cheer during a game against the Chargers at Soldier Field.Stacy Revere/Getty Images
When it comes to pro sports, Chicago has it all — teams in every league, stadiums throughout the city and beyond, fans galore.
On the other hand, the products on the fields (and courts and rinks) of play too often stink.
In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, we wanted to know what letter grade we deserve as a pro sports town.
Are we rocking an A? OK, then, a B? Sheesh, a C?
“Fans get an A. Owners get an F. It averages to a C,” @dnaz13 commented.
