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The Chicago Cubs' return to the World Series after a 71-year absence has thrilled the team's long-suffering fans this season. The North Siders' quest to win their first championship in 108 years has even captured the imagination of Chicagoans who wouldn't normally be following the team or baseball.

Check out the stories — some of them fun, some of them heartwarming, all of them fascinating — Patch has been covering during the Cubs' exciting run:

Out at the Ball Game

Listen to Waveland Avenue Crowd Sing With Bill Murray During the 7th Inning Stretch

Check out the sights and sounds from the first World Series game played at Wrigley Field since 1945.

Cubs vs. Indians: Who's Cursed Worse?

We look at the postseason bad luck for each of these beleaguered teams.

'Am I Dreaming?': Fans Can't Believe the Cubs Are in the World Series Even After the 1st Pitch

Cubs Nation wasn't shy showing its support. Find out what fans said as Game 1 began.

Indians' Jason Kipnis Grew Up in Northbrook as a Cubs Fan

The Cleveland second baseman grew up on the same block as Steve Bartman.

Are Cubs Fans Schwarber-reacting to Slugger's World Series Play? You Bet

Kyle Schwarber's improbable comeback is thrilling fans. Find out how they've turned him into a Chicago legend.

Cubs Fan Kindness

Stranger Surprises Special Needs Boy With World Series Tickets

Dominic Steinhauser is a bubbly little boy who can become very, very ill. He's also a huge Cubs fan who just got the chance of a lifetime.

Reality TV Star Gives World Series Tickets to 97-Year-Old World War II Veteran

"The Profit" star Marcus Lemonis made sure an American hero would have the best seat in the house at Wrigley Field for Game 3.

Longtime Cubs Fan Buried With Ticket From NLCS Clincher

Anthony Soria died just days before the Cubs won the National League pennant. But his son made sure he went to the grave knowing they pulled it out.

Thanks for the Memories, Cubbies

Lincolnwood Man Who Was at 1938 World Series Returns to Wrigley Field

Charles Greenstein attended World Series at Wrigley Field for first time in 78 years after missing the 1945 classic when he was overseas.

Cub Fan From Northbrook Was Born in 1908

Mabel Ball was alive the last time the Cubs won the World Series.

Cubs Memories: Hitchhiking to the Game and Throwing Out the 1st Pitch at Wrigley Field

Fans share their favorite anecdotes about the team over the years.

That Fan Did What?!?

Holy Cow! Cubs Caskets and Urns Sales Show Life Thanks to World Series Run

Brand Memorials' line of MLB-licensed Cubs memorial products is outselling Yankees, Red Sox and Cardinals caskets and urns.

Joliet Family Names Baby After Wrigley Field Streets

Addison Clark was born at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital. At least the name wasn't Sheffield Waveland.

High School Student's 1993 Yearbook Prediction: Cubs Win World Series in 2016

A Chicago man gazed into his crystal (base)ball as a California high school senior and made the prediction. But will it come true?

Kick-Grass Cubs Fans

Oswego Homeowner Paints 2 Cubs Logos on Lawn

“Yeah, I’m crazy,” Mark Runyon, the man behind the yard art. “I was born blue and I’m gonna die blue.”

Local Hero Paints Giant 'W' on Sister-In-Law's Oswego Lawn

In October 2015, Mike Roberson helped save a family from their van after it rolled over into a pond.

Huge Cubs Logo Painted on Highland Park Man's Front Yard

Josh Weisbart celebrated his 40th birthday with the paint job honoring his favorite team.

Grow Cubs, Grow! Manhattan Woman Paints Love for Team on Lawn

Done by hand—and that's a LOT of red, white, and blue spray paint on one Manhattan lawn.

Cubs fans gather outside Wrigley Field hours before the first pitch is thrown in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday, Oct. 28. (photo by Tim Moran)

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