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2010 Chicago Cubs
Neighborhood Protection Report
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2010 Neighborhood Protection
Plan Annual Report
December 2010
Dear Neighbors:
Thank you for your tremendous support of the Chicago Cubs in 2010. We are proud to present the 2010 annual report
on Cubs activities in the community.
More than any other franchise in baseball, the Cubs offer a showcase venue and entertainment to fans from around the
country. The team and the Friendly Confines drive unparalleled revenue to the local economy and help make Lakeview
among the most attractive neighborhoods in the nation in which to live. According to a 2010 study by Conventions,
Sports and Leisure, International, the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field account for $618 million annually in impact to
the local economy and are a tremendous economic engine for the City of Chicago and State of Illinois.
The past year was a remarkable one for the Cubs and our community efforts. Throughout the year, we continued
our diligent neighborhood protection activities aimed at helping enhance our community and keep it the best place in
America to watch baseball or attend an event. We hosted the Northwestern University Wildcats and the University of
Illinois Fighting Illini in the first organized football game at the Friendly Confines since 1970 and welcomed the Dave
Matthews Band in September for two sold-out musical performances. Chicago Cubs once again supported charitable
efforts resulting in grants of more than $1 million to deserving area non-profit organizations.
The Cubs and Wrigley Field generate an estimated $379 million in annual net new direct spending—spending which
would not take place but for the team and the ballpark. These findings are based on data reported for the 2009 year. This
spending supports 7,100 jobs and generates $235 million in annual personal earnings. The Cubs and Wrigley Field also
generated $59 million in tax collections, of which nearly $20 million accrued to the City of Chicago each year.
Surveys during the 2010 season found 47% of Cubs fans traveled to Wrigley Field using Chicago’s public transportation
options—in other words, without bringing a car to the community. For those who did drive, the Cubs remote parking lot
at DeVry University continued to attract fans in tremendous numbers. More than 50,000 fans used the lot and rode the
free shuttle to Wrigley Field. Every car using the remote parking lot helps to avoid traffic on streets around Wrigley Field.
Our free bicycle valet service helped more than 8,500 bike riders. We also continued our active participation in community
organization, events and activities, working to further the success of our neighborhood.
In all, we devoted countless hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars to neighborhood activities during the year. The
Ricketts family continued to reinvest all profits into the team and Wrigley Field. In the 2010 off-season they invested
$10 million to shore up the infrastructure and improve fan facilities and amenities, like replacing the concrete panels on the
Addison street façade with a more open look and feel. Maintaining and improving Wrigley Field, building a championship
organization and continuing to be a good neighbor takes significant resources.
We hope you find this annual report includes useful information. On behalf of the Chicago Cubs organization, thank you for
helping us keep our community a friendly, exciting and safe place to visit. We look forward to 2011 and to continuing to
be involved, active and vigilant as we participate in our community and work to better our neighborhood.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Lufrano
Senior Vice President, Community Affairs

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Remote Parking Operation
In the seven years since the Cubs, assumed operation of the remote parking lot at DeVry University at the request
of the City of Chicago, the parking lot has continually experienced overwhelming success. During the 2010 season,
19,250 cars parked at DeVry University and 52,854 fans took the free shuttle to Wrigley Field. This year, for the
first time, the CTA opted to charge fans directly for riding the #154 shuttle bus to the ballpark. The $2.25 per person
charge provided revenues directly to the CTA.
The Cubs continue to pay the entire cost of operation
of the lot and every car using the remote parking facility
continues to help avoid traffic on streets around
Wrigley Field. Despite the increasing use of the lot, the
Cubs are also required to pay to the City a 75% penalty
tax on the revenue, resulting in an additional $50,832 in
2010 to the City of Chicago. The lot costs the Cubs
more than $100,000 a year to operate, though it makes
money for the City and the CTA.
In 2010, the remote parking lot was operational for 52
dates including every Cubs night and weekend game
during the season and the September musical performances.
Highlights of the year include:
• Total cars parked: 19,250.
• Total fans using the lot: 52,854.
• Average number of cars per night game (regular season): 346.24.
• Average number of cars for all games (regular season):370.19.
• Average number of cars for Sunday games (regular season):462.23.
• Largest single game usage: 524 cars.
The Cubs provided television and radio advertising
for the remote parking facility to help encourage its
use. The advertising highlighted its convenient location
and affordability. Cubs season ticket holders and
online purchasers were sent information with their ticket
orders before the 2010 season began. Fans could also
download information about the remote facility from the
Cubs’ Web site, www.cubs.com. Brochures explaining
the shuttle bus and other transportation options were
distributed by hotels in and around the Chicago area.
Transportation alternatives were also suggested on the
back of season parking and daily sale coupons for all
Cubs parking lots.
The team and the City worked together to continue use of the electronic message boards on Western Avenue,
Irving Park Road and Addison Street near Rockwell to promote the remote parking facility. These signs were in
place for each night and weekend game at locations adjacent to City streets. Static signage on many streets in the
area, as well as on the Edens and Kennedy expressways, further helped direct cars to locate the lot.
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Bike Check Service
The Chicago Cubs bicycle check service for 2010 began
on April 12 from our new valet location on Clark Street
just north of Waveland Avenue. With a brightly-wrapped
fence sponsored by World Bicycle Relief and SRAM, the
bike check operated throughout the regular season and
continued for all event dates at Wrigley Field including
musical performances, minor league game and AllState
Wrigleyville Classic football game. Service each date
began three hours before the scheduled event time and
ended one hour after the conclusion of the event. A total
of 8,568 bikes used the free service during the regular
baseball season.
This free bike check service continues to host a regular
clientele of riders and continues to be a major contributor
for reducing vehicular traffic in the community. In
addition to the Cubs official bicycle check service
area, hundreds of fans locked their bikes to one of the
many bicycle racks around the park. Many Cubs employees
and vendors serving the ballpark also used the bike
valet service.
Mayor Daley’s Bicycle Ambassadors visited the park
on at least three separate game days to promote their
program, which helps explain the benefits of cycling.
The Cubs again purchased advertising in the Active
Transportation Alliance Annual Report to help highlight
our initiative.
New events, including a Bike Ride to Wrigley and the
Wrigley Field Road Tour from Wrigley Field to Miller
Park in Milwaukee brought additional promotion for
safe cycling in Lakeview and also helped exposure raise
funds for Chicago Cubs Charities and World Bicycle
Relief educational programs.
Traffic Management Authority
The Office of Emergency Management and
Communication’s Traffic Management Authority
(“TMA”) was again instrumental in working with the
Cubs and the community to reduce traffic congestion
and coordinate traffic flow during events. The flexibility
of TMA personnel is key to addressing shifting traffic
needs. The number of TMAs was increased or decreased
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as attendance varied and traffic patterns changed.
As many as 47 traffic aides are typically posted in
the streets around Wrigley Field to control vehicular
traffic for event dates. The Cubs reimburse the City
of Chicago for the cost of such traffic aides. In 2009,
this resulted in a total contribution of $504,926.07
from the Cubs to the City of Chicago in addition
to other tax payments. In 2010, the total payment
through July 25 was $330,161.91.
The following traffic pattern ideas have been offered
by neighbors and businesses during the course of the
season. Each should be evaluated as a way to determine
best practices to address Cubs-related traffic
around Wrigley Field:
• Stop traffic on Sheffield Avenue for all games
beginning when Wrigley Field gates open two
hours prior to game time.
• Stop NB traffic on Racine (from Addison to Grace)
in the 30 minutes after each game. Objective:
Help keep NB Clark Street clear for bus traffic.
• For Night Games—Coordinate traffic signals on
Irving Park WB to Western Avenue after games.
Objective: Keep WB Irving Park available for cars
headed to expressway. Note: Must fix the stoplight
at Southport and Irving Park so it coordinates.
• For Night Games and weekend games—Facilitate a
bus lane on NB Clark Street from Waveland to Irving Park. Objective: Smooth post-game traffic flow.
• Stoplights at the intersection of Clark Street with both School and Roscoe streets to replace the stop signs.
Following the 2010 season, the City of Chicago implemented an offset centerline on Westbound Irving Park Road
between Clark Street and Ashland Avenue. The new striping allows two lanes of Westbound traffic at all times and
should help facilitate traffic exiting the area after stadium events. Chester Kropidlowski was instrumental in identifying
this solution and furthering its implementation. The Cubs supported this effort. While the location of the lines is still
being evaluated, the two westbound lanes are an asset to assist traffic operations.
Promotion of Alternate Transportation
The Chicago Cubs continue to use valuable television and radio broadcast time and print advertising to promote
public transportation and alternate means of getting to the ballpark, including CTA, Pace, the remote parking lot at
DeVry University and the bike valet operation. Brochures mentioning these services have been printed and distributed
for the past seven years. The Cubs also purchased advertising in Chicago’s “Bike the Drive” literature.
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The following assisted with traffic issues in 2010, promoting alternate
means of transportation and other ways to reach the Friendly Confines:
• In-game announcement during Cubs television and radio broadcasts.
• Promotion of CTA service on Wrigley Field scoreboard.
• In-park announcements during games.
• Detailed information available at all times on cubs.com.
• Detailed information published in Cubs monthly magazine and yearbook.
• Information provided to season ticket holders and other ticket purchasers.
• Printed brochures distributed to hotels and other visitor venues.
• Advertisement in the Active Transportation Alliance Annual report. report
Permits
In an effort to increase the availability of parking for the residents of
the 44th and 46th Wards, effective July 1, 2008, Residential Parking
Zone 383 replaced the LV2 Night Game Parking Program on most
streets between Broadway on the east, Ashland Avenue on the west,
Belmont Avenue on the south, and Irving park Road on the north.
The Residential Permit Parking Ordinance was amended
to add towing protection for night baseball between the
hours of 5 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. As a result of these changes,
residents in Residential Permit Parking Zone 383 do not
qualify for LV-2 Parking Passes. LV2 Parking Passes
are only valid in areas designated as LV-2 Zones. These
changes have significantly reduced the printing costs.
Printing costs for the Neighborhood Night Game Parking
Permit stickers, guest vehicle placards (Single Game and
All Game Placards) and Access Passes in LV-2 zones
are the responsibility of the Chicago Cubs. In 2010, the
Cubs paid $8,058.15 for the City’s permit program.
Chicago Transit Authority
Fan surveys during the 2010 season found 47% of Cubs
game attendees traveled to Wrigley Field using Chicago’s
public transportation options – in other words, without
bringing a car to the community. Additional rail service
is provided for weeknight Cubs games via southbound
Purple Line Express trains which stop at Sheridan and
Yellow Line trains which operate two hours later than
the regular schedule from Howard. Cubs Cubs fans can also access
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Wrigley Field from several CTA bus routes, including #8 Halsted, #22
Clark and #152 Addison. Riders traveling to the game on the Purple line
often use the Sheridan station located one block north of Wrigley Field.
Season ticket holders as well as online purchasers were sent information
about public transportation with their ticket orders before the 2010 season
began. Brochures explaining transportation options were sent to hotels in
and around the Chicago area. Transportation alternatives were suggested on
the back of daily parking coupons for all Cubs parking lots. Information in
all Cub programs included CTA services, DeVry remote parking and Pace
(Wrigley Field Express) bus options.
Pace
Use of the Pace bus program was very strong during the 2010 season.
In part, this was due to the promotion on radio broadcasts and in
Wrigley Field. Pace operated its Schaumburg shuttle from the Northwest
Transportation Center and a non-stop shuttle service from the Yorktown
Shopping Center in Lombard, Illinois. Up to six buses are staged on Clark
Street and ready for the return trip one half hour after the last out of the
game. The service is well received by Pace users and offers a convenient
way to get to Wrigley Field from the western suburbs on most game days
and all night and weekend games. The ridership on the Wrigley Field
Express from Schaumburg was 25,797 and from Lombard 14,662 for a
combined total of 40,459.
Litter, Trash Removal
Among the efforts undertaken by Cubs in 2010:
• Picked up trash after games and following morning.
• Emptied trash bins around the park during the game.
• Power-washed sidewalks immediately adjacent to Wrigley Field
(north side of Addison Street, west side of Sheffield
Avenue, south side of Waveland Avenue, east side of Clark Street)
at least once per homestand. These sidewalks
adjacent to all Wrigley Field parking lots owned by Cubs were power
washed several times during the season.
• Made in-park announcements during each game (e.g. throw away trash in bins before leaving the park and
throw trash only in bins outside of the park).
• Stationed trash bins and personnel at exits to ask people to deposit trash, non-souvenir cups, wrappers, etc.
in bins before exiting the park.
• Posted signs to remind fans to throw away trash in bins before exiting the park and throw away trash in bins
outside the park.
• Detail-cleaned area bounded by Clark Street, Sheffield Avenue and Waveland Avenue. This included emptying
garbage bins on opposite sides of the street.
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• Emptied public trash bins every Saturday, after each event and on
holiday weekends and other times when City service is lessened and
garbage is increased, even when unrelated to Cubs games.
• Emptied public and Cubs owned or placed trash bins at corners or
locations in the area bounded by Halsted Street, Montrose Avenue, Damen
Avenue and Belmont Avenue, and in the area bounded by Kenmore
Avenue adjacent to Challenger Park and Kelly Park and Seminary Avenue
adjacent to Kelly Park after Night Games, and in all Cubs (or affiliate)
owned-or-operated Wrigley Field parking lots on all game days
(typically three hours after a game).
• Hand cleaned and swept streets near the park, including Sheffield, Wilton,
Fremont, Grace, Waveland, Racine, Seminary, Kenmore, Clifton,
Alta Vista, Byron, Patterson, Eddy and Cornelia.
• Hand cleaned neighborhood using “Cleanstreet” on Saturdays when
the team is away.
• Offered a recycling program around the exterior of the ballpark.
Neighborhood clean up and trash removal was performed by Cubs staff and
by the Cleanstreet crew. After each game, Cubs crews began their work
approximately three to four hours after the game ended. Our crews worked
three zones dressed in bright shirts identifying them as “Cubs Night Crew.”
Each group had a blue dumpster with Cubs logo to help further identify
them. The Cubs hired Allied Waste, Inc., to empty public trash bins and
additional cans in an area of approximately a two square mile boundary.
Halsted, Belmont, Ashland and Montrose are the boundary area. This area
contained approximately 215 trash containers; all were emptied after each
game as well as selected non game days, including Saturdays in April through
October. Cleaning also took place after all special events.
Game times
Cubs played 29 regular season night games in 2010, two less than permitted
by City ordinance. One minor league game was scheduled for Wednesday, July 7. No baseball games were
scheduled during the Pride Parade. The 2011 Cubs schedule is currently available at cubs.com and was made
available as early as possible to help facilitate neighborhood planning.
Communications
• Sent more than 12 e-mail alerts to municipal entities and neighborhood leaders during the course of the season.
• Communicated with neighborhood via e-mail through Cubs Community Connection, reaching more than 7,000
signed up for regular updates. To sign up, visit cubs.com/neighbors. Approximately one e-mail per month was sent
to this list to provide news and timely information about activities at Wrigley Field, schedule changes, etc.
• Promoted notice of game time changes.
• Continued participation in community meetings and neighborhood association meetings to keep in touch with
our community, stay informed and share information. Attended more than 80 meetings in 2010.
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• Worked with Wrigley Field Traffic Operations Committee before and during the
season to review performance and share notes and ideas.
• Continued neighborhood watch by Cubs crowd management personnel to
observe fans post-game and deter inappropriate behavior. Following the
music performances this summer, additional private security teams of off-duty
police officers were placed at key intersections until the early morning hours
to further this effort.
Hotline and Command Center
The Cubs fund a command center and hotline operated by the Chicago Police
Department to address calls from neighborhood residents during Cubs home games.
This command center is staffed by Chicago Police and used for roll call for both
the CPD detail and the TMA units. The hotline is operated by Chicago Police
Department personnel.
Game day hotline: 866-4-CPD-TOW on game days before, during and after.
To contact Cubs about community concerns at other times: 773-404-4175.
For emergencies: Always dial 9-1-1.
Additional Game Day Protections
In addition, Cubs provided and funded the following in 2010:
• Portable restrooms placed in each Cubs-owned or affiliated parking lot.
• Bleacher restrooms available for one hour after games.
Dave Matthews Band Musical Performances
On Friday, September 17, and Saturday, September 18, 2010, the Dave
Matthews Band with opening act Jason Mraz continued the tradition of
great music at Wrigley Field with two sold-out performances.
Many neighbors enjoyed the music from
Waveland and Sheffield avenues outside the ballpark
and others purchased one of the thousands of tickets
reserved for Lakeview residents.
As a result of the shows, more than $367,000 in
amusement taxes went directly to the City of Chicago
and Cook County. Area businesses reported an
increase on the nights of the shows, a big help in a
slow economy. And Chicago Cubs Charities is donating
$150,000 to charitable organizations serving
Chicago and the Lakeview community.
During each show, additional neighborhood protections
helped in the community. Our private neighborhood hospitality
team remained on the streets around the park to
provide a visible deterrent to loud noise and inappropriate behavior following each show. Neighborhood reports indicated
few issues. Pre-event concerns about an event on Friday and Saturday evenings, including the Jewish holiday of Yom
Kippur, did not materialize. The Cubs worked with local synagogues to create a traffic plan in advance of the perfor-
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mances. The team received positive feedback from these
synagogues after the shows.
Neighbors purchased thousands of tickets to these
shows in a special pre-sale through our online Cubs
Community Connection newsletter. Representatives
of neighborhood associations joined us in walking the
streets of the community until long after the performances
had ended and found them largely orderly and
respectful. Efforts such as additional portable toilets in
alleys, working with the Chicago Police Department, the
Office of Emergency Management and Communications
and the Traffic Management Authority, as well as
ensuring pre-event publicity for public transportation all
helped the events succeed. Sound reports indicate noise
levels were within or below the expected range. There
were few complaints, if any, about trash, noise or any
other issue following the events.
Wrigley Field has hosted nine successful concerts since
2005. Each has been a great opportunity for music
lovers, for Chicagoans and for our economy. We are
encouraged by the responses we received in 2010 and
we hope to continue the tradition of attracting appropriate
events to keep Wrigley Field a thriving contributor
to the excitement and quality of the Lakeview community
and the City of Chicago
Northwestern University football at
Wrigley Field
Football came to the Friendly Confines for the first
time since 1970, on November 20, 2010, when
Wrigley Field was transformed into a gridiron to
host the Northwestern Wildcats as they took on the
University of Illinois Fighting Illini in the Allstate
Wrigleyville Classic. Exciting festivities surrounded
the event and the national spotlight again highlighted
Wrigley Field and Lakeview. Subscribers to the Cubs
Community Connection were offered the opportunity
to purchase tickets to the sold-out event.
In conjunction with the football game, Sheffield Avenue
between Addison Street and Waveland Avenue was
closed and operated as Wildcat Way, a free street festival
for fans and neighbors to enjoy food, refreshments,
live entertainment and family-friendly activities like
face-painting, sign-making and games for kids of all
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ages. Wildcat Way was an enjoyable atmosphere for those attending the game and a festival and for our neighbors.
The event ended by 8:00 p.m.
Local businesses reported increased revenues and patrons during the
game and throughout the day
Community Affairs
In 2010, Cubs associates participated in more than 80 meetings of
community organizations and served on the boards of neighborhood
associations, chambers of commerce and non-profit groups. Chicago
Cubs Charities and the McCormick Foundation, through its fund
Cubs Care, together granted more than $1.4 million to Chicago
non-profit organizations in 2010. Nearly half of those dollars were
granted to organizations serving the Lakeview community.
Cubs fundraising events and donations raised more
than $1 million in 2010. The fifth annual Race
to Wrigley 5K hosted more than 8,000 runners
and raised more than $175,000 for Chicago Cubs
Charities and Children’s Memorial Hospital. The
inaugural Wrigley Field Road Tour bicycle ride raised
$125,000 for Chicago Cubs Charities. Other events
included: Cubs Convention, Wrigley Field Tours,
MLB online auctions, “Meet the Team, Have a Ball,”
“Hey Dad, Wanna Have a Catch?” and 50/50 Raffle.
The Cubs also joined in the 2010 Pride Parade on a
Cubs-themed float headlined by Hall-of-Famer Ernie
Banks and team owner Laura Ricketts.
The 2009 Cubs Caravan took place January 13 and
14. The Caravan consisted of two tours of Chicago
Cubs players, coaches and front office staff combining
to visit five cities, six elementary schools,
two Boys and Girls Clubs, Chicago’s Northwestern
Memorial Hospital and a charity lunch. The Cubs
Caravan also sponsored a dinner for the USO at
Great Lakes Naval Academy. Many of the stops were
in Lakeview, including visits to Hawthorne, Blaine
and Hamilton Schools.
Wrigleyville Neighbors Day in October welcomed
more than 1,000 to the Friendly Confines for free
food and a chance to play on the field.
At Cubs Neighbor Ticket Day on May 2, local community organizations purchased discounted Cubs tickets to
attend the game and/or use as a fundraiser for their organizations. The Cubs donated more than 28,000 tickets to
nearly 200 community organizations throughout the year.
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The Cubs’ wives eighth annual food drive to benefit
the Lakeview Pantry took place September 4 and
brought in 21,000 pounds of food – enough to feed
525 people for two weeks. The wives’ annual food
drive is essential for the Lakeview Pantry to supply
food to those in need and is the Pantry’s largest food
drive each year.
Chicago Cubs players and coaches visited hospitals,
schools and took part in on-field clinics for charitable
purposes during the year. This participation in
the community included youth clinics for wheelchair
softball with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
and inner city youth at Wrigley Field and Little Cubs
Field at Humboldt Park, visits to Children’s Memorial
Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Blaine
Elementary School, Hawthorne Scholastic Academy,
Lincoln Park High School, Kenwood Academy, ticket
donations for low-income youth groups and fundraising
events to benefit the National Wildlife Federation
for gulf coast relief efforts, Dempster Family
Foundation and Loyola Medical for a medical mission
trip to the Dominican Republic.
During the week of August 16, the Chicago Cubs
hosted our first Hope Week. Organizations were
invited to enjoy a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and be
recognized in a ceremony on the field for their commitment
to the community and their cause. August
16 was dedicated to cancer charities, August 17 to
hunger, August 18 to youth sports and August 19 was
committed to children with special needs. The Cubs
congratulate these groups for their hard work toward
helping those in need.
The following organizations participated in the first
Hope Week at Wrigley Field:
Adults with Autism
After School Matters
Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House
Anixter Center
Asian Human Services
Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Belle Center of Chicago
Bettering Youth Organization Inc
Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor
Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids
BUILD Inc.
Busy Man Power Teen Movement
Casa Central
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Catholic Charities-Madonna House
Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
Chicago Park District-Horner Park Deaf Program
Chicago Park District-ICYB
Chicago Park District-Welles Park Special Olympics
Chicago Park District-Independent Park Special Olympics
Children & Families of Iowa
Circle Urban Ministries
Community Alternatives Illinois North
Cubs Fastpitch Softball Association
Divine Purpose Youth Performing Arts Center
Elijah’s House
Family Focus 21st Century
Fresh Start Intervention
Gift of Adoption
GiGi’s Playhouse
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Greenwood Care
Harbor House
Hephzibah Children’s Association
Hinsdale Humane Society
House of the Good Shepherd
Humboldt Park Youth Baseball
Kids & Kops Youth - Chicago Police Department
La Casa Norte
Lakeview Pantry
Lawrence Hall Youth Services
Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Chicago Chapter
Little City Foundation
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1368 St. Charles
Mattie L. Branch Scholarship Foundation
Metro Achievement Center
Misericordia
Mooseheart Child City and School Inc.
Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club
Orchard Place of Englewood
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Salmen Village Nursing & Rehab.
Salvation Army ARC
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Center for Community Development Initiatives
The Housing Fellowship
The Imperial Grove Nursing Home
The Sky is the Limit Recovery Facilities
Tuesday’s Child
UCAN
Union League Boys & Girls Clubs
Uplift Community High School
Westside Youth Tech Entrepreneur Center
Youth Baseball Association of Richton Park
Youth Crossroads
CubFund Recommendations
The City has asked Cubs to provide input on potential
uses of CubFund. CubFund is a $1 million commitment
made by Cubs to fund unanticipated needs in the
community during the life of the Agreement. The Cubs
contributed more than $94,000 to CubFund for 2010
and the fund maintains an available, unspent balance in
excess of $800,000.
CubFund is available to be used in furtherance of neighborhood
protection and improvement for matters related
to Cubs baseball games and other events at Wrigley
Field. It is intended to fund unanticipated expenses
related to the impact of Cubs baseball games on the area
surrounding Wrigley Field. CubFund may be used within
the area bounded by the North Branch of the Chicago River, Diversey Parkway, Lake Michigan, Buena Avenue,
Clark Street from Buena Avenue to Montrose Avenue and adjacent blocks, and at or around any remote parking lots.
Uses are determined by the aldermen of wards neighboring Wrigley Field after input from Cubs, the City of Chicago
and the community. There were no expenditures from CubFund in 2010. In 2008, the CubFund was used to reimburse
the Chicago Department of Transportation for $50,000 it used in part to pay consultants to provide reports,
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much like this one, related to Cubs baseball. During the year, a number of suggestions have been made by Cubs and
area residents for potential uses of CubFund. Among them are:
• Additional buses for the remote parking lot to help reduce the time it takes to return to the lot after games and
thereby promote additional use of the lot.
• A traffic study designed to identify the most efficient ways to direct traffic west of the ballpark after games.
• Creation of “No Parking” zone on NB Clark Street following games to facilitate traffic flow from the
neighborhood. This would take out of commission two pay boxes, roughly 15 cars for three hours.
The City may need to reimburse its private parking meter “pay-and-display” vendor for the loss of revenue
during such hours. Such reimbursement is a legitimate use of CubFund dollars.
• Increased lighting in the blocks immediately west of Wrigley Field.
• A private hospitality team to be a deterrent on neighboring streets after night games, much like the teams used
for musical performances.
• Re-naming the Red line Addison ‘el’ stop
“Cubs-Addison” (similar to “Sox-35th”) to encourage
greater use by fans visiting from out of town.
• Crosswalk at Irving Park and Seminary
(plus stoplight).
• CTA fare card machine for Wrigley Field.
• Enhanced or variable message boards.
• Update/Replace electronic message boards.
• Creation of a designated area to accommodate
peddlers and street performers without interfering
with or posing a safety hazard for fans entering or
exiting the Friendly Confines.
• Additional lighting at Challenger Park.
We hope you enjoyed reading about our community
efforts and our role in the 2010 Neighborhood
Protection and Improvement program. These efforts remain an important part of the on-going partnership
between the Cubs and our neighbors and will continue into 2011.
Thank you for your help making these efforts possible. We look forward to seeing you in and around the
neighborhood in the year ahead!
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