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Cubs Fans Waited 108 Years For This World Series Party [PHOTOS]

CHICAGO — The Cubs are finally world champs after 108 years, and fans made sure to celebrate Friday.

An estimated 5 million people flooded the Loop for an epic Cubs celebration that started at Wrigley Field and ended in Grant Park.

There were laughs. There were tears. There were fireworks. 

Check out our photos from Friday's historic rally.

Cubs fans cheer during the team's World Series parade through Wrigleyville and Downtown Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

Hundreds of thousands of Cubs fans packed into Grant Park during the Cubs World Series parade Downtown Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

A Cubs fan chugs a beer Downtown after the World Series rally in Grant Park Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

A sleepy Cubs fan rests after the World Series rally in Grant Park Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

Cubs fans cheer during the World Series rally in Grant Park Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

A young Cub fan looks over his shoulder during the World Series rally in Grant Park Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

Cubs fans perch on trees during the Cubs World Series parade in Downtown on Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

Cubs fans during the Cubs World Series parade in Downtown on Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

Cubs fans during the Cubs World Series parade in Downtown on Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

Cubs fans along the Chicago River Friday during the Cubs World Series parade in Downtown on Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]

Cubs fans cheer during the Cubs World Series parade in Downtown on Friday. [DNAinfo/Ariel Cheung]


Trash covers Jackson Boulevard as fans leave Grant Park. [Ariel Cheung]


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This man blew his vuvuzela throughout the rally. [DNAinfo/David Matthews]


Fans watch the closing fireworks [DNAinfo/David Matthews]


The crowd got even bigger. [DNAinfo/David Matthews]


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