CHICAGO (AP) — Next year is here.
Long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans erupted into cheers at exactly 11:47 p.m. and swarmed into the streets on Wednesday as the Cubs won the World Series title that had eluded them for 108 years. And they showed no signs of stopping early Thursday.
Fans who packed bars to watch the games on television near Wrigley Field — neither of which existed back in 1908 — celebrated in the shadows of the statues of Cubs greats Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and legendary announcer Harry Caray.
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