Chicago enjoyed a jubilant victory party for long-suffering baseball fans, whose Cubs hadn’t won a World Series title in more than a century, with a parade through downtown on Friday, November 4, 2016.

Estimates of crowd size were as high as five million in all - more than the city’s total population.

Joe Ricketts hoists the World Series trophy atop a bus driving past Wrigley Field during a World Series victory parade for the Chicago Cubs on November 4, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs won their first World Series championship in 108 years, defeating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game 7 on Wednesday.

Ben Zobrist of the Chicago Cubs, the World Series MVP, waves to the crowd during a World Series victory parade on November 4, 2016 in Chicago. 

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein holds the Commissioner’s Trophy while son, Jack, right, and Chicago Cubs vice president of baseball operations and general manager Jed Hoyer, left, look on outside Wrigley Field during a parade honoring the World Series champions Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago.

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein gestures, at left, while holding the Commissioner’s Trophy during a parade outside Wrigley Field honoring the World Series champions Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago. 

Chicago Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber celebrates during their World Series parade outside of Wrigley Field on Addison Street. 

Chicago Cubs baseball player Ben Zobrist pumps his fist while wife Julianna looks on outside Wrigley Field during a parade honoring the World Series champions Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago. 

Chicago Cubs celebrate during their World Series parade outside of Wrigley Field on Addison Street.

Chicago Cubs baseball player Kyle Schwarber waves to fans during a parade outside Wrigley Field honoring the World Series champions Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago. 

Buses carrying the Chicago Cubs move down Chicago’s Magnificent Mile as they celebrate winning the team’s first World Series in 108 years during a victory parade in Chicago, November 4, 2016.

Joe Ricketts hoists the World Series trophy with Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts during a World Series victory parade for the Chicago Cubs on November 4, 2016 in Chicago. 

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer, right, point to each other as they acknowledge fans during a parade honoring the World Series champions, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago. 

Tens of thousands of fans lined the route for a parade honoring the World Series champion Chicago Cubs baseball team, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago. 

“I’m an old-school Cubs fan,” Jarvis Moffett, gesturing to the clear sky and jubilant crowds, told The Associated Press. “This is what you live for. It doesn’t get any better.”

A young fan looks on during a World Series victory parade for the Chicago Cubs on November 4, 2016 in Chicago. 

From left: Jason Heyward, Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler and Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs celebrate during a World Series victory parade on November 4, 2016 in Chicago. 

Thousands of people lined Chicago’s Magnificent Mile to watch the Chicago Cubs celebrate winning the team’s first World Series in 108 years during a victory parade in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 4, 2016.

The city also dyed the Chicago River a bright shade of blue to match the Cubs’ colors, repurposing a decades-long tradition of dying the river green on St. Patrick’s Day.

Jon Lester, Travis Wood, David Ross and John Lackey of the Chicago Cubs celebrate during a World Series victory parade on November 4, 2016 in Chicago.

Fans cheer and take pictures during a World Series victory parade for the Chicago Cubs on November 4, 2016 in Chicago. 

Chicago Cubs fans waves flags from a trolley during the World Series victory parade on Michigan Avenue. 

The parade wound through downtown and ended roughly seven miles south in Grant Park, where a rally started in the early afternoon.

A dog wears a Chicago Cubs bandana during the World Series victory parade on Michigan Avenue. 

Chicago Cubs fans cheer and take photos during the World Series victory parade on Michigan Avenue.

Fans gather at Grant Park for a rally honoring the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago. 

Chicago Cubs fans celebrate before a rally in Grant Park honoring the World Series baseball champions Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago.

Chicago Cubs fans celebrate during a rally in Grant Park honoring the World Series baseball champions Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Chicago. Catcher David Ross and other Cubs players sang “Go Cubs Go” from the stage along with the blissed-out crowd.

Team manager Joe Maddon said, “This is an incredible moment for all of us.” And with a nod to the fans who have endured a 108-year World Series victory drought, he added, “Thank you for being so patient.”

Friday was already a scheduled day off for Chicago Public Schools, so truancy was not a factor in today’s crowd size. 

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner declared Friday to be “World Champion Chicago Cubs Day” statewide.