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Tag: Cubs
Posted inNews & Politics
In 2020, the White Sox get to play the Yankees in a cornfield in Iowa
Once again, Sox fans get screwed.
Posted inCity Life
Do a Doubleday
Ride the Red Line for a cross-town series featuring both the city’s baseball teams.
Posted inBlogs
Pride double standard? Bars upset after police forced some to close early after parade
“It’s anti-hospitality and counterproductive to the community and our celebration of our culture,” one bar owner said.
Posted inBlogs
Goose Island is celebrating its 30th anniversary with new brews and events in Chicago all month long
Goose Island Brewery Co. is turning 30 and throwing a monthlong party in Chicago.
Posted inArts & Culture
Julia Sweeney is done making terrible movies
The former SNL cast member, now Older and Wider, looks back on life post-Pat.
Posted inBlogs
It’s MLB opening day, so enjoy some Reader baseball coverage
Vendors, artists, punks, reenactors, Bill James, and bearded cultists: a full exploration of America’s pastime.
Posted inArts & Culture
Story of a Curse—and the Cubs’ curse killer
Author Rich Cohen makes a persuasive—and entertaining—case that, for Cubs fans, the curse was one of the core beliefs that held the universe steady.
Posted inMusic
The poop scoop on festival season
Service Sanitation porta-potties have become a ubiquitous sight at Chicago music festivals. And even if you don’t think you want to, you’re about to learn about the business that put them there.
Posted inBlogs
Meet Pablo Garcia, the biggest Cubs fan in Albuquerque
The former firefighter remains steadfast in his love for the team, although he’s never seen them in person
Posted inBlogs
Fans wear their Cubs best to celebrate the World Series
Street View featuring the most creatively dressed Cubs fans during the celebratory parade.
Posted inBlogs
How to remove Joe Buck from your life [UPDATED]
A few handy apps can save you a World Series of anger and misery.
Posted inBlogs
Can Cubs fans bleed blue while seeing red over the Ricketts family’s support of Trump?
Cubs supporters have mostly disregarded the Ricketts family’s extensive financial ties to Donald Trump’s campaign.