White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is heading to Springfield Tuesday, where he is expected to ask state leaders to fund this new ballpark.

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SPRINGFIELD – Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is scheduled to meet with Illinois legislative leaders on Tuesday in Springfield as he seeks state funding for a new baseball stadium in Chicago’s South Loop. A spokesperson for House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said the Hillside Democrat is set to meet with Reinsdorf Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson for Democratic Senate President Don Harmon of Oak Park, who met with Reinsdorf earlier, co…

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White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf to meet with legislative leaders in Springfield over stadium proposal

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White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was expected to meet with Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch to talk about his vision for a new ballpark in the South Loop neighborhood known as The 78.Sun-Times file  White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is heating up his pitch for a new South Loop baseball stadium.Reinsdorf had a meeting scheduled Tuesday afternoon with Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, to discuss his ambitious pr…

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Jerry Reinsdorf to pitch IL House speaker on South Loop White Sox ballpark, seek $1 billion in public funding

Multiple sources confirm that White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf  will sit down with legislative leaders, including Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch, to discuss financing the construction of a new stadium in the South Loop.

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Reports say he is not meeting with pritzker, but is meeting today with the House Speaker, Senate president,… The post [MaryAnnAhernNBC] Springfield source says Jerry Reinsdorf will be in Springfield (today) as he courts support for $1B in public funds to build new @whitesox ballpark appeared first on Raw Chili.

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Springfield source says Jerry Reinsdorf will be in Springfield (today) as he courts support for $1B in public funds to build new @whitesox ballpark

As White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf met with state leaders on Tuesday, the White Sox and Related Midwest released statements.

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Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf made his way to Springfield on Tuesday, meeting with state lawmakers in an effort to secure $1 billion in public funding...

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The scheduled meeting comes as the White Sox and developers push to bring a new ballpark to the vacant site. Reinsdorf is seeking about $1 billion in taxpayer funding to help pay for the project. Gov. J.B. Pritzker faces a shortfall of nearly $900 million and challenges stemming from the ongoing migrant crisis.

Jerry Reinsdorf to meet with state lawmakers on White Sox stadium funding

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