Wrigley Field Deal ‘Fell Apart' At Stormy Session With Cubs, Rooftop Owners

The Latest In The Ongoing Wrigley Field Renovation Saga
The marquee at Wrigley Field announces former Chicago Cubs player Greg Maddux as a baseball Hall of Fame inductee on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Chicago. Maddux and Frank Thomas were elected Wednesday along with former Braves pitcher Tom Glavine. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The marquee at Wrigley Field announces former Chicago Cubs player Greg Maddux as a baseball Hall of Fame inductee on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Chicago. Maddux and Frank Thomas were elected Wednesday along with former Braves pitcher Tom Glavine. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The dispute between the Cubs and rooftop club owners standing in the way of the $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field will be resolved in the courts — not at the bargaining table — potentially delaying for years a project already decades in the making.

That became apparent Wednesday when negotiations collapsed and the Cubs privately declared their intention to apply for a city permit to put up a 650-square-foot, see through sign in right field that, rooftop club owners claim, will block their birds eye view of the century-old stadium.

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