Fans fear collapse, but only in the fall.(Commentary)

Business Insurance, August, 2004 by Zolkos, Rodd

Byline: Rodd Zolkos Various discussions with concerned family and friends this summer have convinced me that there's a widespread perception across the country that Chicago's Wrigley Field is one good lake breeze from collapsing into rubble. The structural problems at the venerable home of the Chicago Cubs, which have manifested themselves over the past few months in chunks of concrete falling from the upper deck, are undoubtedly something that needs to be addressed.

Still, I don't expect our upper-deck seats to become lower-deck seats any time soon. And, if somehow they should, I'm sure we'll get an invoice from the Cubs ticket office for the difference. For those of you who might have missed this summer's hot Chicago story, here's a bit of a recap....

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