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Northern Star · Oct 23, 2016

Chicago Cubs celebrate big win

CHICAGO | The streets of Wrigley Field are filled with people celebrating as the Chicago Cubs just won their spot in the World Series.

Thousands of longtime loyal Cubs fans packed the friendly confines of Wrigley Field to witness a piece of history Saturday night.

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in the National League Championship Series to advance to their first World Series in 71 years.

The Cubs have only had two World Series appearances in the last 108 years. In their most recent appearance in 1945, the Cubs fell to the Detroit Tigers 4-3.

This year, the Cubs will face the American League Champion Cleveland Indians, who clinched their first World Series in 1997.

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