Chicago to honour Cubs with parade, rally
Nov 3, 2016 - 9:55 PM Ecstatic Chicago Cubs fans are expected to amass downtown on Friday (Saturday morning AEDT) for a parade and rally to honour the new World Series champions.The celebration of the Cubs' first title in 108 years will kick off when team buses leave Wrigley Field for an official launch of the parade
The procession will begin at the intersection of famed Michigan Avenue and Oak Street, heading south, then continue along Columbus Drive to Grant Park for a noon rally.
"The City of Chicago could not be more proud of the Cubs, and we are going to throw them - and their fans - a celebration worthy of the history the team made last night," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Thursday in a release.
Illinois governor Bruce Rauner has proclaimed Friday as "World Champion Chicago Cubs Day" across the state. Rauner called the win "bigger than baseball".
"This is a celebration for past and present fans along with all the Cubs' legends who never gave up hope," he said.
The noon rally will be held at Grant Park's Hutchinson Field. The celebration comes two days after the Cubs' dramatic 8-7, extra-inning Game 7 victory in Cleveland.
All fans attending the rally must pass through security screenings, city officials said. Closed water bottles will be allowed into the rally and food vendors will be on site. City officials said there will be "zero tolerance" for drinking.
Source: AAP
No one has shouted yet.
Be the first!
Be the first!
Related News
- Miller, bullpen toss 1-hitter as M's sweep Reds 1:11a
- Injury-plagued Red Sox put Whitlock on IL 1:11a
- Red Sox play MLB's shortest game since 2010 as Tanner Houck throws 94-pitch gem vs. Guardians 12:22a
- Robert Stephenson injury: Angels reliever to miss 2024 season after signing three-year deal 10:42p
- Albert Suárez makes Orioles start in first MLB appearance since 2017, holds Twins scoreless 7:48p
- Angels' Mike Trout BLASTS a homer and is now tied for most home runs in the league this season 7:14p
- Garrett Whitlock injury: Red Sox starter placed on IL with strained oblique as rotation hit by injury again 6:20p
- San Francisco Giants vs. Miami Marlins Highlights | MLB on FOX 5:55p
- Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox Highlights | MLB on FOX 5:55p
- Juan Soto crushes a home run as the Yankees trim their deficit vs. Blue Jays 5:50p
- MLB MVPs: AL and NL winners by year 3:57p
- Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. hits first home run of the season vs. Astros 3:41p