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For the better part of the last decade, at least until COVID-19 slammed its doors shut to Chicago Cubs fans, Wrigley Field was filled to the brim with fans on gameday. The historic stadium and Wrigleyville, at large, including the rooftops, local bars and restaurants and the Ricketts-owned Hotel Zachary were packed – and the dollars poured in, especially following the team’s surprise NLCS run in 2015.
The very next year, the unthinkable finally happened. The Cubs won it all and the team formerly known as the Lovable Losers had never been more popular, breaking a 108-year championship drought, the longest in the history of American sports.