The Northwestern University marching band at Wrigley Field performing Living On A Prayer
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Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university based in Evanston, Illinois, United States, with other campuses located in Chicago and Doha, Qatar, and academic programs and facilities in Miami, Florida, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California.[5][6][7] Along with its selective undergraduate programs, Northwestern is known for its highly ranked Kellogg School of Management, Pritzker School of Law, Feinberg School of Medicine, Bienen School of Music, and Medill School of Journalism.
Northwestern is a large research university with a comprehensive doctoral program, attracting over $650 million in sponsored research each year.[8][9] Northwestern has the ninth-largest university endowment in the United States, currently valued at $10.456 billion.[1]
The University's former and present faculty and alumni include 19 Nobel Prize laureates, 38 Pulitzer Prize winners,[10] 6 MacArthur Genius Fellows,[11] 16 Rhodes Scholars,[12] 65 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13] and two Supreme Court Justices.[14] In addition, Northwestern ranks 8th among U.S. universities that have produced billionaires.[15] Northwestern's School of Communication is a leading producer of Academy Award, Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actors, actresses, playwrights, writers and directors.[16]
Wrigley Field /ˈrɪɡli/ is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago Whales of the Federal League, which folded after the 1915 baseball season. The Cubs played their first home game at the park on April 20, 1916, defeating the Cincinnati Reds with a score of 7–6 in 11 innings. Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. of the Wrigley Company acquired complete control of the Cubs in 1921. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926, before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1927.
In the North Side community area of Lakeview in the Wrigleyville neighborhood, Wrigley Field is on an irregular block bounded by Clark (west) and Addison (south) Streets and Waveland (north) and Sheffield (east) Avenues. Wrigley Field is nicknamed The Friendly Confines, a phrase popularized by Mr. Cub, Hall of Fame shortstop and first baseman Ernie Banks. The oldest park in the National League, the current seating capacity is 42,495;[1] it is the second-oldest in the majors after Fenway Park (1912), and the only remaining Federal League park.[5]