The Chicago White Sox are embarking on another makeover of U.S. Cellular Field for 2016, and the first step is the installation of new outfield videoboards, as well as upgrades to the existing main scoreboard. (more…)
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Ricketts: We’re taking long-term view for Wrigley Field improvements
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts addressed the ongoing silence between the team and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, saying any disagreements won’t matter in the long run. The team hasn’t made any headway on efforts to secure public financing of improvements to Wrigley Field since the political activities of family patriarch Joe Ricketts regarding a perceived smear […]
Spat between Cubs, Mayor Rahm continues
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says there’s been no contact between his office and the Chicago Cubs for the past five months, after the two sides disagreed over the political activities of Joe Ricketts. Ricketts is the family patriarch; the trust he set up owns the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. After Emanuel went out on […]
White Sox to go big with new team store
The Chicago White Sox will be adding one of the largest team stores in the majors to U.S. Cellular Field, working with Delaware North Companies Sportservice to open a two-level, 13,000-square-foot facility just east of Gate 5, near the new Bacardi at the Park. The store will feature a full line of White Sox merchandise, […]
Poll: Voters oppose public funding of Wrigley Field renovations
Despite the immense popularity of the Chicago Cubs, more than half the Chicago voters polled by the Chicago Tribune and WGN oppose public funding of renovations to Wrigley Field. The Cubs proposed earlier this year for the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority to borrow $250 million for Wrigley Field renovations, with the bonds repaid by growth […]