You must be new to Chicago. Daley could openly say he's a Yankees and Cards fan and he'll still never leave office.

I'm pretty sure Daley's business card reads "Mayor (For Life)".

Daley is also pining to have St. Paddy's Day liquor sales stopped in February.

That is true. I'm not up on my Chicago politics these days. I know he's been there forever, but this seems like a deal breaker if you ask me.

Unless he pulls the 2016 Olympics.

it's kind of hard to be voted out of office when Daley's got three votes from every permanent cemetary resident throughout greater Chicagoland. Legitimate elections are NOT the Chicago way.

And if I had to sit in a bar around the Cell you best believe I wouldn't want to stop drinking. I might sober up and realize I'm in a bar around the Cell. THAT's a frightening thought.

Having lived in the area around Wrigley for over seven years, I can understand Daley's sentiments here, although I dislike Da Mayor greatly. The hood's become a huge drunk tank after every home game these days, but it's too late to do anything about it now.

1. They are "asking", there is no way to make it a requirement.

2. Bring a flask!

Actually, this should be interesting. San Francisco closed down the annual Halloween drunkfest, including all the bars in and near the Castro. I'd like to think Chicagoans wouldn't take such a thing lying down (which, sadly, is exactly what we did in SF).

So bar patrons will toast a Cubs victory with...what, exactly? Water? Soda?

If all goes as the mayor plans, imagine how pissed people will be if a game goes into extras.

Plus, lately all anyone talks about in relation to drinking is "the evils of binge drinking." If this goes into effect, then people are just gonna be chugging up until the 7th (similar to when at the park, but much easier because beers aren't $8).

@troymccluresf - well if people had not been shot and killed on Halloween night in the Castro, it might still be going on.

Unfortunately, those killed were lying down.:-(

Mayor Daley's lucky he didn't come up with this genius idea in 2003.

As someone who luckily got tix to one of the Cubs playoff games, I better not be blocked from getting a celebratory drink after the game.

The key point there is not during all the games, just during any home game that would clinch a series. That's what, maybe 6 games in the entire post season?

Besides, if the Cubs win the Series, there's a good chance that Wrigleyville is going to burn, burn, burn anyway.

Bring back your ace community organizer to calm the masses.

@Anon 9:44

That, was truly, outstanding.

@Anon 9:44
You mean do the kinds of things that McCain urged people to do in his acceptance speech? Yeah, outstanding indeed.

This won't work and probably won't be implemented. I think it's just a warning to the people who might drink too much and do stupid things, which could work. If the City makes statements now, then they can't face too much backlash if they arrest scores of people on a winning game night.

The amount of nannyism that takes place in Chicago is ridiculous. People will walk, take a taxi, or quite possibly drive to other neighborhoods and continue their drinking there.

All this will accomplish is rioting, vandalism, and drunk driving.
Stay classy Chicago!!

Let it be known this Mayor Daley is very different from his father and most of the corruption of Chicago politics have been in the Governor's office (I believe 5 out of 6 have been indicted).

Anyway, where is Abbie Hoffman when you need him?