This isn’t a surprise: Chicago Cubs President Crane Kenney wants the city to loosen restrictions on Wrigley Field night games, allowing the club to schedule as many as 54 evening dates — the MLB average. (more…)
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Chicago approves additional Wrigley night games; Cubs still not happy
The Chicago City Council passed a plan to add more night games annually at Wrigley Field, but the Cubs and neighborhood leaders aren’t happy with the compromise. The plan passed by the council yesterday is basically what we reported was in the works earlier this week: The Cubs can schedule up to 35 night games […]
Cubs-city lovefest hits rocky patch
A proposed deal to allow the Chicago Cubs to renovate Wrigley Field and add more night dates to the schedule has hit a rough patch, with changes rankling team officials. When you discuss the politics of Wrigley Field and the surrounding neighborhoods, you’re really discussing one major issue: how many night games will be allowed […]