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Cubs, City Hall Meet On Wrigley Field Renovations
Staff from the mayor’s office and executives with the Chicago Cubs held a meeting Monday on plans to renovate Wrigley Field. There was no deal announced by the negotiators.
Wisch: How’s Life In Rosemont? The Cubs Should Ask DePaul
Some people might think that by leaving Wrigley Field for suburbia the Cubs could finally kill their curse. I think it’s more likely that they’d kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
Suburban Mayor Makes Pitch To Bring The Cubs To Rosemont
Rosemont mayor Brad Stephens has an idea – a bold one.
Emanuel Wants Comprehensive Wrigley Deal
The Chicago Cubs bid for more night games at Wrigley Field is apparently on hold while talks about the renovation of the Friendly Confines go on, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore from City Hall.
Bernstein: Ricketts, Cubs Learn From Mistakes
Tom Ricketts met his wife in the Wrigley Field bleachers, or so goes the legend that was spun as he and his siblings purchased the Cubs in 2009.
Alderman Opposes Key Parts Of Wrigley Renovation Plan
A Chicago alderman on Monday said he opposes parts of a plan that would allow the Chicago Cubs to generate more revenue out of Wrigley Field, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Bernstein: Are Cubs Fans Growing Up?
Amid the usual, goofy hokum of the annual Cubs Convention came the announcement of a proposed redesign of Wrigley Field’s right-field bleacher area.
No Warm Greeting For Wal-Mart At Community Meeting
Wal-Mart proposes building a downsized store in the East Lakeview neighborhood, but residents gave the retailer a not-so-warm welcome Monday night at a public meeting.
Bernstein: Wrigleyville Wary Of Cubs’ Party Plan
Another trial balloon from the Cubs has been met with another round of skepticism, and rightly so.
UPDATE: Thieves Target East Lakeview Streetlights For Copper
As quickly as the city can put up new streetlights in Lakeview, thieves are pulling valuable copper wire from them.
Wal-Mart Signals It’s Not Interested In Lakeview, For Now
Ald. Tom Tunney tells opponents the retail giant told him it’s looking around Chicago, but hasn’t moved on rumored Broadway site.
Wal-Mart Flap Enters Aldermanic Campaign
The controversy over a proposed Wal-Mart store in the East Lakeview neighborhood has now made init to the aldermanic campaign for the area.
Tunney Wants ‘Rigorous’ Analysis Of Cubs’ Plan
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) today demanded a “rigorous cost-benefit analysis” before signing on to the Cubs’ plan to use 35 years’ worth of amusement tax growth to finance a renovation of historic Wrigley Field.
Aldermen: Stop Banning Gay Men From Giving Blood
Chicago Aldermen want the federal government to stop banning most gay men from donating blood.
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