A little more than a month and a half after the Cubs announced that the 2015 season will start without the bleacher construction being completed, news broke this week that the rehab project at Wrigley Field was even further behind schedule.  To remedy the situation, the Cubs floated the possibility of working 24 hours a day 7 days a week before officially requesting permission to extend their hours to 6 AM – 10 PM Monday through Saturday.  Yesterday, city hall responded with a resounding “NO”.

The right field bleachers, which had been slated to open in late May, are now not expected to open until mid to late June, meaning the Cubs will be without their full seating capacity for nearly half the season.  In addition, bathroom renovations in the main seating bowl are also behind schedule, and will not be complete until late May or early June.

Crane Kenney, the Cubs president of business operations, blamed last month’s cold temperatures for the delays.  It seems as though the team was unaware that winter in Chicago can be cold when formulating their plans to complete renovations over the off-season while still using the stadium during the year.