'I just don't see the upside here'
Published 3/14/2008 by BY DAVE MCKINNEY AND JACLYN BRENNING Sun-Times Springfield Bureau at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
SPRINGFIELD -- A World Series sweep for the Cubs almost seems more likely than a state deal getting worked out to buy Wrigley Field -- that was the prevailing sentiment Thursday among legislators.
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