Cubs’ pavers turn up in Pontiac after being taken from landfill

Posted on May 20, 2015
Wrigley Field paver
Wrigley Field starting moving some paving bricks as part of a major renovation. (Photo by John Lodder/flickr)

By Eric Stock

PONTIAC – One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Some Chicago Cubs’ memorabilia has been taken from the Pontiac landfill.

The Cubs dug up paving bricks outside Wrigley Field to make way for a ballpark renovation. Fans bought and had personalized messages inscribed for $160 each only to find those bricks turning up in Pontiac, according to the Pontiac Daily Leader.

The Cubs have issued a statement on Tuesday saying fans who bought the pavers were already told they would be replaced because many of them would likely be damaged and that each buyer would get a replica brick too.

An official with Republic Services who the Cubs hired to dispose of the bricks told the Chicago Tribune he doesn’t know how many pavers were stolen or who did it.

The Cubs started selling the bricks in 2006.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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