Rauner declares Friday “World Champion Cubs Day”

Posted on November 4, 2016
Bruce and Diana Rauner
Gov. Bruce Rauner and First Lady Diana Rauner sang “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during a Chicago Cubs’ playoff game at Wrigley Field. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner)

By RFD Radio

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced Friday will be proclaimed World Champion Chicago Cubs Day across Illinois in celebration of the Cubs’ historic World Series win over the Cleveland Indians.

In a statement, Rauner said “The Cubs winning the World Series is bigger than baseball. It is especially meaningful for the generations of Cubs fans who have stood by this team, through thick and thin, for the last 108 years.” Rauner noted he’s a North Sider who was born a few blocks from Wrigley Field, “and I remember watching the Cubs every summer on Channel 9 (WGN).”

There are no more tickets to buy for the 2016 baseball season, now Cubs fans’ attention is now directed at keepsakes from the long awaited championship season. At a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Springfield, a couple of dozen fans were lined up Black Friday style looking to get their hands on the first Cubs World Championship items available. Just like watching the Cubs is a family affair, Jason Dorwerth of Springfield wasn’t just buying for himself.

“I’m trying to find a hat for me and my dad,” Dorwerth said. “There’s a lot of good-natured ribbing between Cardinals fans and Cubs fans, but a lot of people don’t understand how emotional this is for diehard Cub fans.

Dick’s launched an intense ad blitz to promote their large buy Cubs World Champions shirts, hats and collectibles.

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