Today’s Cubs victory parade is expected to result in heavy delays on the Metra system.
Trains will be crowded and operating off-schedule throughout the day, according to Daily Herald reports. Baseball fans have been encouraged to take public transportation to the parade, but Metra advises regular riders to work from home today if possible.
Officials further advised passengers to leave early or stay late in Chicago to avoid a meltdown during the afternoon rush-hour.
The parade will step off from Wrigley Field at 10 a.m. and conclude about an hour later at Grant Park.
The Cubs will be celebrating their win today on World Champion Chicago Cubs Day in Illinois. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner issued a proclamation making the designation official.
The Cubs victory also prompted Rauner to expect a payoff. When it was clear the Cubs would face the Cleveland Indians, he issued a challenge to Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
"This is the Cubs year. Team of destiny," Rauner said before the Series, "so we thought let's have a little friendly wager on this game with the folks over in Ohio."
Since the Cubs won, Kasich is on the hook for sending Great Lakes Brewing Company beer and Bertman Original Ball Park Mustard. Rauner had offered pizza and beer.
Rauner's office didn't have an update on when Kasich will make good on the bet.
Nor did the offices of Illinois two U.S. Senators, though Republican Mark Kirk and Democrat Dick Durbin are each owed microbrews from their counterparts in Ohio.
Kirk's office says the exchange probably will wait until mid-November, when senators are back in Washington.
Durbin's spokeswoman says it has a call in to Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown's office, but adds, "We will let them lick their wounds a little bit!"
- Illinois Public Radio's Statehouse Bureau Chief Amanda Vinicky contributed to this report.