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Careful attention
to detail and exemplary cooperation and
support from the Chicago Cubs organization
will make it possible for Little Cubs
Field to closely mirror its inspiration:
Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago
Cubs since 1914 and the second-oldest
park in Major League baseball. From the
dugouts to the scoreboard to the ivy (grown
from actual Wrigley cuttings), Little
Cubs Field promises to be a fitting tribute
to the legendary “friendly confines.”
The only
replica of Wrigley Field 
Little Cubs Field promises
to be a magical place for baseball-related
events. It has been built to the exact
scale of Wrigley Field, but smaller…100
feet down the foul lines and 112
feet to the center field fence. A few of the over 30 replicated features that will wow visitors
include:
- Ivy-covered brick
for outfield walls (made from actual Wrigley
Field ivy cuttings) Our Ivy was planted Oct. 8th, 2007 By Marya Veeck, daughter of Bill Veeck, who planted the ivy at Wrigley Field.
- Foul poles complete
with flags of Banks, Santo, Williams,
and Sandberg
- The traditional
hand-operated centerfield scoreboard with
flags, pennants, and the clock on the
top works
- A basket over the
outfield walls
- Kinks in the outfield
walls
- Traditional green
doors
- Authentic-looking dugouts,
both inside and out...as if Lou could
walk out at any moment
- A carbon copy of
the famous admission sign
- A high quality
grass infield, lined with a warning track.some of the grass (some of the dirt and grass are from Wrigley).
- There are corporate naming rights available for the left and right field bleachers—call 815-235-5318, Denny Garkey, for details.
- A sound system/public
address system, with 220 power capability,
to allow for concerts and other entertainment-oriented
events
- A hand-painted
mural of a crowd scene below the center
field scoreboard You can be part of this. How?
- Sheffield and Waveland
Avenue street signs/walkways at appropriate
locations
And perhaps
the best feature of Little Cubs Field?
No one will be allowed
to leave without having fun!
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If you have questions, please contact us at:

Freeport Area Economic
Development Foundation
27 W. Stephenson St.
Freeport, IL 61032
(815) 233-1350
info@littleCubsfield.com
For information on other attractions, hotels, restaurants and events in Stephenson County, contact the Stephenson County Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-369-2955 or visit www.stephenson-county-il.org

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