Column: Extreme weather shows Chicago White Sox need retractable roof on next ballpark. Would fans accept it?

Column: Extreme weather shows Chicago White Sox need retractable roof on next ballpark. Would fans accept it?

From last winter’s polar vortex to this week’s heat wave, Chicagoans have experienced several degrees of uncomfortableness in a few short months. We weather the extreme weather well enough, thanks to a lot of practice, and tend to think of ourselves as a hardy bunch that shrugs off the bitter cold or sweltering heat because we’re Chicagoans. It’s a small price to pay for living in the world’s greatest city, so we persevere and wear our rugged ex…