In September 2020, the Cubs and DraftKings announced a partnership to open a sports book at Wrigley Field sometime in the future.
There was at least one catch to that announcement:
There are still quite a few things that have to happen before this sportsbook opens, according to this ESPN article. The article notes that regulatory approval has to come from the city of Chicago and the team and DraftKings will have to get a license from the Illinois Gaming Board.
One of those hurdles is about to be overcome, according to this article in the Sun-Times:
At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, Ald.