The Chicago Cubs got the go-ahead to play a rare Friday night game on June 18 against the Miami Marlins because the team returns to Chicago late the night before after playing the Mets in New York.
Normally, Friday and Saturday night games are off-limits because they exacerbate parking and congestion problems in Wrigleyville on nights when restaurants and nightclubs draw their biggest crowds.
But at the behest of local Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), the City Council’s Committee on License and Consumer Protection agreed to make the one-time exception due to the Cubs’ travel schedule, hoping a better-rested home team would be more likely to defeat the Miami Marlins.