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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.
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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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.