The Beef in Wrigleyville

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A view of the rooftops around Wrigley Field in a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals on June 28, 2014 in Chicago. Photo: David Banks/Getty Images
Eriq Gardner
July 13, 2026

We’re approaching the 10th anniversary of the Chicago Cubs finally ending their 108-year World Series drought, which, according to baseball folklore, began when a team owner ordered a tavern-keeper’s malodorous goat out of Wrigley Field. As this year’s Cubs prepare for another postseason run, the organization may be tempting fate once again. The target this time is Rooftop by the Firehouse, otherwise known as Wrigley View Rooftop—the last independent building-top overlooking nearby Wrigley Field. In federal court, the Cubs are seeking to establish once and for all that a team can stop neighbors from profiting from a view into an open-air stadium.