The outdoor plaza next to Wrigley Field, now termed “Gallagher Way” after a naming-rights deal with a reinsurance company, has hosted quite a few neighborhood events, including yoga classes and movie nights. It’s also open, but only to ticket holders, during Cubs games.
The Cubs wanted to host more events on Gallagher Way as well as sell hard liquor for some of those events, and Wednesday a Chicago City Council committee approved some new rules for the plaza:
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) negotiated — and the City Council’s License Committee on Wednesday endorsed — a five-year agreement allowing the team to sell hard liquor on the plaza and hold 12 “high-impact special events” each year that draw more than 1,000 people.