WRIGLEYVILLE — Select Chicagoans will have another go at snagging a selfie with the Chicago Cubs World Series trophy as the team visits children and families in need of assistance and those who kept Wrigleyville safe during the 2016 postseason.
The 2017 caravan tour — not open to the public — will begin Wednesday during team manager Joe Maddon's "Thanksmas" dinner at the Salvation Army Freedom Center, 825 N. Christiana Ave., in Humboldt Park.
Maddon will prepare an Italian dinner for 200 members of Chicago's homeless community. He'll get some help serving from Cubs players and coaches, all in an effort to raise awareness about the city's homeless population.
On Thursday, the trophy will progress from the Town Hall District station, 850 W. Addison St., to St. Pauls House, a senior living community at 3800 N. California Ave. in Irving Park.
After stopping at a Park Ridge children's hospital and the Engine 78 Chicago fire house across from Wrigley Field, the Cubs will visit the Illinois National Guard Northwest Armory base in West Town, 1551 N. Kedzie Ave.
The team will wrap up the tour Thursday with a 1:45 p.m. visit to Northwest Middle School, 5252 W. Palmer Ave., in Belmont Cragin.
There, Cubs players and personnel will be painting the school's interior — Northwest shares the team's trademark blue color — and adding wall murals and outdoor benches.
That evening, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo will host his third Laugh-Off for Cancer on the Near North Side. The sold-out event will feature Cubs players joining members of The Second City in improv acts.
Last year, the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation raised $250,000 from the event, which benefits children and their families battling cancer.
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