Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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The White Sox pay rent to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, which owns Guaranteed Rate Field. But the extra ticket fee to the state is only triggered once Sox attendance reaches 1.93 million. Currently, Sox attendance is 1.45 million with 11 home games remaining. SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
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Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago Fiscal Crisis Worse Than Pre-Bankruptcy Detroit, HIV Surge and Public Health Threat From Open Borders Goes Unreported
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Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago pension buyout plan mostly shifts debt rather than eliminating it, property tax surge doubles inflation over three decades
April 3, 2026
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Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
I vote for letting da Suxs leave for Nashville.
Turn that sheeety stadium into a migrant campground!!
White Sox can’t draw even when the team does well — South Side is a no-go zone for most of their suburban fans — especially at night
Just Curious, how much rent do The White Sox pay? The WBBM link is completely devoid of any facts or numbers-was it too much trouble or are they keeping us in the dark?
This could be another great story for the staff at Wirepoints.
Examine the cost to build and maintain the stadium and the revenues collected from the team and other sources, parking, concessions, etc. Create a P&L and try to analyze the business. These numbers should be a part of the public record. They used public funds.
Has this stadium been a good deal for the taxpayers?
Sure, just like the Pontiac Silverdome….
No government funded stadium has ever been a good deal for taxpayers.