U.S. government sues the Chicago Cubs

The lawsuit, filed Thursday by U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office, alleges the team failed to make Wrigley Field accessible to people with disabilities.

By Sarah Stark
Rene Lozano looks up at the marquee outside of Wrigley Field on Chicago Cubs opening day, Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Rene Lozano looks up at the marquee outside of Wrigley Field on Chicago Cubs opening day, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Anthony Vazquez / Chicago Sun-Times
Rene Lozano looks up at the marquee outside of Wrigley Field on Chicago Cubs opening day, Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Rene Lozano looks up at the marquee outside of Wrigley Field on Chicago Cubs opening day, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Anthony Vazquez / Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. government sues the Chicago Cubs

The lawsuit, filed Thursday by U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office, alleges the team failed to make Wrigley Field accessible to people with disabilities.

By Sarah Stark
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Wrigley Field is over 100 years old, but new renovations completed in 2019 have fallen short of modernizing the stadium to standards that are compliant with the American With Disabilities Act, alleges a new lawsuit from the U.S. government.

Reset unpacks where this lawsuit came from—and what it means.

GUESTS: Cheryl Raye-Stout, WBEZ sports contributor

Jon Seidel, federal courts reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times

Mike Ervin, writer and disability rights activist