One Strike and They're Outta There!
A new measure could ban peddlers from sidewalks surrounding Wrigley Field
By KRISTIN NEHLS
Updated 1:18 PM CST, Tue, Jul 28, 2009
Forget the chants of “take me out to the ballgame.” For peddlers surrounding Wrigley Field, it’s more like “take them out OF the ballgame.”
All peddlers would be banned from sidewalks surrounding Wrigley Field within a two-block area if a new proposal introduced at Tuesday’s City Council meeting is passed.
Wrigley Field is included in Ald. Thomas Tunney’s 44th Ward. Tunney sponsored the measure to increase the space around the ballpark where it would be illegal to sell food, products or merchandise from a cart, table or other temporary stand.
But what about Wrigley Field tradition? What about game day camaraderie?
“It’s a public safety issue,” Tunney told the Chicago Breaking News Center. “You can’t walk to the park.”
No three-strike policy here; a ban is a ban, and peddlers could be ousted.
So much for drunken, post-game impulse buys.
First Published: Jun 30, 2009 2:55 PM CST
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