Cubs & Iowa FB in CHICAGO

Wednesday noon we took off for Chicago to take in two Cubs games and the Iowa football game vs. Northern Illinois at Soldier Field.  We stayed at the JW Marriott and took the train out to Wrigley field on Thursday.  Cubs won vs. Brewers.  Friday was Iowa day at the Cubs game vs. Giants.  Cubs won again!

A view of Wrigley Field from the train platform.

Cubs vs. Brewers on Thursday.
Cubs manage 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th to win:  12-11!

Hawkeye Day at Wrigley field on Friday.
Cubs win!

We meet up with Don's brother, Dean and Cindy from Texas
who are in Chicago for the weekend.  

Don and I ate out at Gene and Georgetti's an old Chicago steak house.

We started the day on Saturday by tail gating with the Showalter group:  Steve, Holly, Craig, Amy, Dean, Cindy, friend Charles and Brenda, and Cindy's cousin and husband at the house that Steve rented in Wrigleyville.  Then off to Soldier Field for Iowa vs. Northern Illinois.

Iowa 18 - Northern Illinois 17
Iowa scored in the last minutes to take the lead.

At Soldier Field.