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global1

(26,507 posts) Fri Nov 4, 2016, 12:50 PM Nov 2016

For All You Non-Chicagoans - You Are Missing One Of The Biggest Celebration Parades Of..... [View all]

all time. It's being telecast on all the local channels in the area and I've heard estimates of over 2 million people that turned out to celebrate the Cubs first World Series Championship in 108 years!!!!!!!

Go Cubs Go!!!!!

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For All You Non-Chicagoans - You Are Missing One Of The Biggest Celebration Parades Of..... [View all] global1 Nov 2016 OP

And the sky jehop61 Nov 2016 #2

They dyed the Chicago River Cubs blue, too! frazzled Nov 2016 #12

ABC news estimates 5 million . bench scientist Nov 2016 #3

MLB Network is rebroadcasting WGN-TV Live pkdu Nov 2016 #4

My brother-in-law hopped on a plane from Florida to be there. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2016 #5

my sister is there, hubby and son and mopinko Nov 2016 #6

What's the big hoo-ha? gratuitous Nov 2016 #7

Even that is not a good enough reason to visit St. Louis. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2016 #8

Well, It's Better Than Cincinnati ProfessorGAC Nov 2016 #14

Typical of Deadbirds fans kysrsoze Nov 2016 #10

I'm watching on WGN..... a kennedy Nov 2016 #9

I'm so sad I'm not personally there - moved to CA over the summer kysrsoze Nov 2016 #11

Well, The Weather Sure Cooperated ProfessorGAC Nov 2016 #13