The local alderman who restricted hours and access to the Wrigley Field plaza to prevent it from becoming the “Midwest’s largest beer garden” is loosening the reins, but not quite enough to satisfy the Cubs.
Although the Cubs tried hard to defeat him, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) negotiated — and the City Council’s License Committee on Wednesday endorsed — a five-year agreement allowing the team to sell hard liquor on the plaza and hold 12 “high-impact special events” each year that draw more than 1,000 people.
Special event permits will be required only for events “with an expected attendance or 1,000 or more people.