The city of Chicago threw a party 108 years in the making Friday.
Long-suffering fans of the Chicago Cubs packed the streets of the Windy City to watch the World Series parade celebrating the team's first championship since 1908. According to Chicago Bulls announcer Chuck Swirsky, television reports estimated that six million people attended the parade.
President of baseball operations Theo Epstein said of the party, "It exceeded my expectations by about tenfold. It was way bigger than Boston," per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.
The celebration started in Wrigley Field on the city's north side and winded its way to Michigan Avenue downtown before culminating in Grant Park for a rally, as the Chicago Tribune highlighted:
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