The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois filed a civil suit against the Cubs, alleging the team discriminated against people with disabilities in renovating Wrigley Field under its extensive reconstruction endeavor.
on Thursday, alleging the team discriminated against people with disabilities and committed multiple ADA violations in renovating Wrigley under its extensive expansion and reconstruction endeavor known as “the 1060 Project.”
Prosecutors claim the renovation project resulted in a “significant adverse impact” for people with disabilities. For instance, following the renovation project, general admission wheelchair seats are now located in four spots in the bleachers. But the lawsuit alleges many of these are located in the last row on newly constructed porches instead of the main bleacher concourse level, which is farther forward and closer to the field.
In the stadium’s lower grandstand area, more than half of the total wheelchair seats are located behind the very last row of the terrace area, meaning they’re in the “last row of the entire lower deck” and often have obstructed views, the lawsuit claims.
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