Railyards Plan Could Put White Sox Stadium on Riverfront, Spurring South Loop Redevelopment

A plan from a billionaire-backed group to develop The Railyards in the South Loop envisions a riverfront White Sox stadium built on an Amtrak rail yard, with Amtrak moving its maintenance yard to Bridgeport and the development potentially including housing, health care, and a Northwestern Medicine center. The project is in early feasibility, and Bridgeport leaders have criticized it as a betrayal of the neighborhood, calling for public funds to be redirected to the existing Guaranteed Rate Field instead; the Sox’s current lease at Rate Field runs through 2029, and the outcome will depend on a formal feasibility review and approvals.