<P> In the fall of 1987 , Chicago mayor Harold Washington proposed a compromise ordinance to the Chicago City Council which allowed the Cubs to install lights , but limited the number of night games . Washington died a week after the compromise was proposed , but the city eventually approved a compromise in February 1988 under interim mayor Eugene Sawyer . Major League Baseball responded by awarding the Cubs the 1990 All - Star Game . </P>
<P> In the fall of 1987 , Chicago mayor Harold Washington proposed a compromise ordinance to the Chicago City Council which allowed the Cubs to install lights , but limited the number of night games . Washington died a week after the compromise was proposed , but the city eventually approved a compromise in February 1988 under interim mayor Eugene Sawyer . Major League Baseball responded by awarding the Cubs the 1990 All - Star Game . </P>
when did they put lights in wrigley field
when did they put lights in wrigley field
1988
1988