Comments on: The Cubs are asking the Illinois legislature for $200 million in Wrigley upgrades

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:49:19 +0000

Wrigley’s fine. It just needs a new scoreboard. The Cubs should buy one themselves.

Newer does not equal better.

By: The Ricketts Family: government spending is horrible unless it benefit the Cubs | HardballTalk

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:39:02 +0000

[...] to help them out with the Cubs, be it financing their new spring training complex in Arizona or paying for renovations to their ballpark in Illinois. Par for the course as far as baseball owners go. Those guys are always at the public [...]

By: WhenMattStairsIsKing

WhenMattStairsIsKing — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:55:23 +0000

This is sorely needed. I’ve been to Wrigley 200 times, and it needs much more space, better bathrooms and better vending areas, just to name a few.

By: Alex K

Alex K — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:35:48 +0000

The whole area? What parts of the area are you talking about? Wrigleyville is much nicer than the area around some parks.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:13:55 +0000

My reason is more based on the fact that it will come directly from the proceeds of taxes levied on buisness by the Cubs. Most tea members I’ve spoken to enjoy the idea of taxes going back in one way or another to those paing the taxes. This is kind of a huge tax rebate in a way. It sure beats the local gov’t pissing the money away on things like giving their buddies and people they owe favors to no bid contracts and just outright skimming money off everything which is par for the course in Chicago.

By: Cubs asking for $200 million from ILL Taxpayers - CHI CITY SPORTS l #1 Chicago Sports Fan Message Board

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:40:43 +0000

[...] asking for $200 million from ILL Taxpayers The Cubs are asking the Illinois legislature for $200 million in Wrigley upgrades | HardballTalk Hmm. They fixed the bathrooms last year. They want to fix them some more. Any chance of addressing [...]

By: ak4759

ak4759 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:27:49 +0000

On the news here in Chicago last night, they revealed that it’s pretty much a sure thing that the additional funding passes because the the senator from the Wrigleyville district is the Illinois Senate Majority Leader AND sponsor of the bill.

More to Jonny 5′s comment, I think if you’ve been to Wrigley or the area around it you would support this move. Compared to other stadiums in the league, Wrigley’s facilities suck and the whole area is in dire need of a makeover.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:12:53 +0000

Well, I for one think Tea Party fans of the Cubs would fully support this move.