Cubs Will Pay More Than $350K to Fix Grant Park After World Series Celebration

CHICAGO, IL — Hey, Cubs, Grant Park called. Now that the World Series partying is over, it's time to pick up the tab, and you're on the hook for almost 400 large.

Chicago officials say the World Series champions — yeah, that still hasn't gotten old to say — will need to pay $388,000 to fix parts of Grant Park that were damaged during the team's outdoor celebration earlier in November, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Repairs that need to be done to the park include replacing grass in Lower Hutchinson Field between Lake Shore Drive and Columbus, south of Balbo Drive, as well as fixing fencing and doing landscaping work, the report stated. Some of the repair work already has started, and depending on the weather, most of the fixes should be finished by next month or the spring at the latest, the report added.

Bob O'Neill, president of the Grant Park Conservancy, told the Tribune that much of the damage done to the park was the result of the ground being wet from a rainy October. The damage would have been less if the grass had been drier in some places, he said.

How does the Cubs' repair tab compare to other events at Grant Park and other venues around the city? Here's a look at some of the cost estimates (venue is Grant Park unless noted):

• Lollapalooza, 2016: $453,000
• Lollapalooza, 2015: $236,000
• Riot Fest (Douglas Park), 2015: $180,000
• Lollapalooza, 2014: $266,000
• Riot Fest (Humboldt Park), 2014: $182,000
• Lollapalooza, 2011: $1 million

The Cubs' Nov. 4 rally, which began with a parade from Wrigley Field to Grant Park, attracted millions of people, with crowd estimates being as high as 5 million people.

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Crowds gather in Grant Park for the Chicago Cubs' World Series rally Nov. 4. (photo by Tim Moran)

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