Sports
The ivy is green, the marquee is lit, and the Cubs are back at the Friendly Confines. If you have been waiting for an excuse to catch a game at Wrigley Field this June, here it is, along with the smartest way to do a game night without losing the evening to Wrigleyville parking.
There is no Chicago summer ritual quite like a day game at Wrigley Field. Built in 1914, it is the second-oldest ballpark in the major leagues, and more than a century later it still does something modern stadiums cannot: it feels like the neighborhood it sits in. This June, the Cubs have a stretch of home games that make for a perfect night out in Lakeview.
The Cubs host the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley for a midweek series:
Evening first pitches mean you can make a full afternoon of the neighborhood first, then roll into the ballpark as the lights come up. Always confirm the latest times with the official Cubs schedule before you head out, baseball times can shift.
What makes a Cubs game special is that the party starts blocks before the gates. The streets around Clark and Addison, the heart of Lakeview and Wrigleyville, fill with fans hours before first pitch. Gallagher Way, the open plaza beside the park, hosts pre-game events and big-screen viewing. The bars and restaurants along Clark Street are an institution in their own right, and the rooftops overlooking the field are a uniquely Wrigley experience.
It adds up to one of the best nights out in the city, and also one of the most congested. Which is where the planning comes in.
Wrigley Field is famous for many things. Convenient parking is not one of them. The ballpark sits in a dense, century-old residential neighborhood with very little dedicated parking, permit-only side streets, and lots that spike to premium prices on game days. After the final out, 35,000-plus people try to leave at once, and rideshare surge pricing kicks in hard, right when everyone wants a ride at the same moment.
A pre-booked Lakeview car service sidesteps the whole mess. We drop you close to the gate before the game, you enjoy the night without watching the parking meter, and we are waiting at a set meeting point when you walk out, no surge, no scramble, no quarter-mile walk to a car you parked three hours and several innings ago.
Flat-rate drop-off and pickup at Wrigley, with no post-game surge. Going with a group? Our Sprinter party bus and Cadillac Escalades turn the ride itself into part of the night. Book now or call (708) 289-0488.
A Cubs game pairs perfectly with the rest of Lakeview. Before or after, you are minutes from the restaurants of the Southport Corridor, the nightlife of Northalsted, the music venues along Belmont, and the lakefront at Belmont Harbor. We can build the whole evening into one booking, dinner on Southport, the game at Wrigley, drinks after, with a chauffeur handling every leg.
Celebrating something? A birthday, a bachelor or bachelorette party, a corporate outing, a group of friends in from out of town? A ballgame plus a party bus is one of the easiest great nights you can plan in Chicago.
Flying in for a series? We run flat-rate transfers from O'Hare and Midway straight to your hotel or the ballpark, with flight tracking so a delayed arrival never costs you your seat. Driving in from the suburbs is its own parking headache, so we also serve game-day groups from Naperville, Schaumburg, Oak Brook, and across Chicagoland.
The Cubs do not stay home forever, and a summer night at Wrigley is one of those Chicago experiences that never gets old. Grab your seats, plan the night, and let us take the parking off your plate.
