According to a report from Crain’s Chicago Business, Tom Ricketts sat down with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday to discuss finishing the process of approving plans to rebuild Wrigley Field and keep the team in Chicago. Ricketts met with the Mayor at his office in City Hall according to Greg Hintz and had a “rather [...]

The Cubs announced Friday that four upcoming Friday afternoon games will start at 3:05pm CDT after receiving clearance from the City Council. The four games, previously listed with a start time of TBD on most schedules, will now begin with the later 3:05pm start time … July 5 (Pirates), July 12 (Cardinals), August 2 (Dodgers) [...]

The Cubs erected mock-ups on Tuesday of the proposed 6,000 square foot jumbotron beyond the left field wall and the 1,000 square foot sign in right field. Tom Ricketts was on hand as crane’s placed mock-ups of the signs for the rooftop owners and Ald. Tom Tunney to view. According to a report from Serena [...]

While the Wrigleyville residents might not be happy about the additional night games or the later Friday afternoon start times, according to Danny Ecker, the neighbors are becoming resigned to the fact that both are part of the framework deal between the city and the Cubs to restore Wrigley Field. The neighborhood appears to be [...]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced an amendment to the night game ordinance Wednesday according to a report from Serena Dai. The ordinance would allow the Cubs to play 40 night games at Wrigley Field plus add six 3:05pm Friday start times. The current ordinance limits the Cubs to 30 night games, 27 scheduled, with an additional [...]

Tom Ricketts met with the media on Wednesday morning at the City Club of Chicago to discuss the Wrigley Field Restoration plans that were released Tuesday night. For the first time publically, Tom Ricketts has threatened to move the Cubs out of Wrigley Field if they are not able to add the signs inside Wrigley [...]

According to a report from the Sun-Times, Jill Peters, President of the Southport Neighbors Association, has demanded “the Cubs scale back their request for more night games and signage at a renovated Wrigley Field, nix plans to enlarge the stadium’s footprint and reduce the height of the hotel they plan to build across the street.” [...]