Ballclubs, Business Owners Say Fans Being Allowed At Wrigley, Guaranteed Rate Fields Is Good News
For the first time in a year, fans will soon be heading back to the stands at both Major League Baseball parks in Chicago.
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For the first time in a year, fans will soon be heading back to the stands at both Major League Baseball parks in Chicago.
With a normal capacity of 41,374, Wrigley Field will be limited to 8,274 fans per game. With a normal capacity of just over 40,000 guests, Guaranteed Rate Field will be limited to 8,122 fans per game.
"I think there will be a point sometime this season where you'll see fans in the stands at both Wrigley [Field] and Guaranteed Rate Field, which I still call Sox Park," Lightfoot said Tuesday afternoon
College football is scheduled to return to Wrigley Field this coming fall, with the Northwestern Wildcats playing host to the Purdue Boilermakers.
Chicago's buildings will go dark Tuesday night in participation of the National COVID-19 Memorial Service.
"The historical significance of Wrigley Field is interwoven into our nation's story and a key part of what has become America's beloved pastime for over a century," Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said.
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"We're excited to be playing baseball again. It's good to be back on the field, even without fans in the ballpark," Cubs executive vice president Mike Lufrano said.
Northwestern University athletic director Jim Phillips cited the possibility of a limited crowd at the famed ballpark even if fans were allowed.
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A report by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday revealed that not only have Chicago Police officers been parking illegally — they're slipping their parking placards to their friends and family to attend Bears games and Cubs games.
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Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
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Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, said the panel will move next week on holding them in contempt.
The Supreme Court heard two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
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A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
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Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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A mild day Tuesday with highs in the upper 40s before dropping temperatures overnight and a chance of late snow showers.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to appear before the House Oversight Committee to testify as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, setting up a legal confrontation as the Republican-led panel threatens to hold them in contempt of Congress.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Tuesday over whether laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports violate the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection and the landmark law known as Title IX.
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