Bleed Cubbie Blue · Feb 17, 2024
An update on the A’s and White Sox stadium situations
Related MidwestEarlier this month I wrote about a proposed new stadium for the White Sox, which would be located in “The 78,” a neighborhood in Chicago’s South Loop. The renderings — one of them is above — are pretty cool. The area proposed would include not only the stadium, but an entire new neighborhood with residential and retail areas.
Sounds good, right?
Not until you hear the price tag and how much public money Jerry Reinsdorf wants from the state of Illinois. From Crain’s Chicago Business:
Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is preparing to ask Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other state leaders for roughly $1 billion in public money to build his team a new home in the South Loop.