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Article: Tribune can take Cubs, walk: Daley Wrigley Field expansion 'not a priority,' mayor says
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 21, 2001
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If the Tribune Co. wants to pull the Cubs out of Wrigley Field, so
be it, Mayor Daley said Friday, insisting he will not be rushed or
bullied into approving plans for more night games and bleacher seats.
"If they want to go, they can go. Are they threatening us? I get
those threats all the time," the mayor said.
Where the Cubs play baseball is "up to them--not me. I don't own
this team. That's a moneymaker for the Chicago Tribune. That's a big
moneymaker."
Daley said the Tribune Co. would be treated "like any other
company" seeking approval for an expansion that impacts the
community.
"This is not a priority," he said.
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