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An Audio Postcard From Cubs Fans

Campus area taverns. restaurants, and sports bars were all at capacity with people lined up outside to watch the Cubs win the World Series.

After the ten inning end to a 108 year drought in championships, people poured out onto the streets and headed for the Illinois State University quad in the thousands.

GLT's Charlie Schlenker went to Buffalo Wild Wings, Maggie Miley's and out on the street.

Gina Stennet of New Lenox, Taylor Schweighauser of Rockford, Abby Nick, Brenna Nott of Galesburg, Meghan Arnsen of Antioch, Shannon O'Connor of Cary, Ethan Conroy of Mount Prospect, Shannon Surrell of Palatine, Nicole Martinger of Crystal Lake, Cassie from Polo, Morgan from Decatur, Jason Bauer of Elgin, Ryan Newby of Bloomington, Rob Larsen of Belvidere, Mike Loewe of Belvidere, Jason Callan of Chicago, and Mchael Page of Downer's Grove are among the people you hear celebrating in this montage.
 

WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.