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SPANISH ChicagoBINDER Cubs ' (/SCHOOLS/#/SEARCH)fans celebrate in front of Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, November 2, 2016, after the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game 7 of the baseball World Series in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo: AP (/ARTICLES/WORLD- Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast SERIES- SIGN UP (/SIGNUP/) SIGN IN ? (/SUPPORT/SSO/) CUBS- SPANISH/ID/23735/) CHICAGO, Ill. — At 11:47 p.m. Wednesday night, history was made. The Chicago Cubs, a baseball team from Chicago, won the World Series. It was their ﬁrst World MAX Series win in 108 years. (/articles/world- Every year, the two best baseball teams play each other in the World Series. This year series- cubs/id/23719/) the Chicago Cubs were up against the Cleveland Indians. Wednesday night was the seventh game of the series. The Cubs won 8-7. 1120L The game was at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Many Cubs fans watched the (/articles/world- game near Wrigley Field, though. Wrigley is the historic baseball ﬁeld where the Cubs series- play. cubs/id/23723/)

990L "Go Cubs Go" (/articles/world- Fans roared when the game ended. Crowds sang a victory song, "Go Cubs Go," as series- loud as they could. They celebrated outside Wrigley Field. cubs/id/23722/)

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Mike Delmanowski has cheered for the Chicago Cubs his whole life. He lives in series- California now. He ﬂew into Chicago to watch the game. He wanted to be with other cubs/id/23721/) Cubs fans. "I would not have missed it for anything," he said. 560L "I am so proud to be a part of it," said Sue, his wife. (/articles/world- Mike Dillon is another fan. He said all he could think about was his father. His father series- cubs/id/23720/) never saw the Cubs win a World Series. "I came here by myself, but I'm not alone at all," said Dillon. ) "Most Exciting Thing In My Life" WRITE Craig and April Likhite drove into Chicago with their 10-year-old son, Cade. They (/articles/world- wanted to be as close to Wrigley Field as possible. series- cubs/id/23720/write/) Craig Likhite was thrilled to see the Cubs win with his son there. He said it "means everything" to him. Liz Wolfe, another Cubs fan, said, "I'm still in shock. This is the most exciting thing in " my life." QUIZ The win was extra-sweet for the Chicago Cubs. In the past, they have lost games in (/articles/world- strange ways. series- cubs/id/23720/quiz/) Losses Are Now All In The Past Every Cubs fan knows the stories. It started with the 1969 team, which had a lot of very good players. The team started oﬀ well. Then they started losing game after game. The Chicago Cubs came close to making it to the World Series again in 1984. They needed just one win to go to the series. They lost. The Chicago Cubs lost another big game in 2003. A Chicago Cubs fan named Steve Bartman got in the way of a ball. The ball seemed like it was headed straight for a Cubs player's glove. Bartman reached down and caught it instead. The Cubs were very close to reaching the World Series. They didn't. Fans could hardly believe it. That is all in the past now. After the big win, Cubs fans around Chicago celebrated all night.