This after saying they didn't want to interview Ozzie Guillen for the job again because they wanted to move forward. But that was the GM talking and it seems like the owner is the one that pushed this through.
For anybody unfamiliar with the White Sox, LaRussa was first hired to be their manager 40(!) years ago. There were 2 players that played in 2020 who were alive when he was first hired: Pujols and Rich Hill, they were both less than 3 months old.