Wrigley Field due for another inspection



CHICAGO (AP) -- The city of Chicago has hired an independent company to inspect Wrigley Field after threatening to cancel Monday night's home game against Milwaukee if the Cubs can't prove the 90-year-old ballpark is safe.
Construction Technology Laboratories will evaluate the ballpark this weekend and verify that repairs made in 2001 were completed correctly, Buildings Commissioner Stan Kaderbek said Friday.
The team has said it would comply with the city's request for a new review. The Cubs conducted full inspections of the upper deck and mezzanine levels in July.
"We will continue to respond to these new questions from the city," the Cubs said in a statement released Friday. "If the city chooses to make further inspections, it will find what two structural engineers have already found: Wrigley Field is safe and sound."
Pieces of concrete have fallen from Wrigley's upper deck at least three times since June, causing stadium officials to install protective netting.