Article updated: 1/21/2013 5:20 AM

Renovating Wrigley Field is long past due

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The Cubs have announced their $300 million renovation plan for Wrigley Field, and this is a view of the proposed center-field area.

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Finally, a common-sense approach to renovating Wrigley Field. Cubs ownership, the Ricketts family, essentially acknowledged over the weekend that taxpayers aren't going to pay for the project. Nor should they. Allocating money to a ballpark — as valuable as sports, baseball and the Cubs are to the community — is irresponsible when schools, streets and social services need funding.
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