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Bill Murray relishes Cubs title, demands schools closed

<p>Chicago will be flying the "W" for a long, long time. The Cubs won the World Series on Wednesday night — the team's first championship win since 1908.</p><p>Playing on the road, the Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 8 to 7 after forcing Game 7.</p><p>Game 7 was an instant classic, going into extra innings after the Cubs all-star closer Aroldis Chapman blew a three-run lead in the eighth.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/no-matter-what-a-huge-world-series-drought-is-ending/">No Matter What, A Huge World Series Drought Is Ending</a></b></p><p>Long known as the "lovable losers," the Cubs were considered rock stars in Chicago just for getting to the World Series. The team hadn't done that since 1945.</p><p>But the Indians took a commanding lead in the series, three games to one. The Cubs had to win three games in a row to win the title — made even more difficult by the Indians' elite pitching.</p><p>In more than <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws.jsp?feature=recaps_index#1909" target="_blank">a century</a> of championship games, only <a href="http://www.si.com/mlb/photo/2016/10/31/world-series-3-1-comebacks" target="_blank">five teams</a> have ever come back from a 3-1 World Series deficit.</p><p>Well, the Cubs just made it six.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/cubs-win-world-series-a-history-of-the-w-flag/">The 'W' Flag Was Practical Before It Was Iconic</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/ray-allen-the-nba-s-3-point-king-announces-retirement/">Ray Allen, The NBA's 3-Point King, Announces Retirement</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/grizzly-bears-predict-cleveland-indians-to-win-world-series/">The World Series May Already Be Over, According To Stats (And Animals)</a></li></ul>
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Like many die-hard Cubs fans, Bill Murray has finally been rewarded for his allegiance to Chicago's lovable losers with the team's first World Series title since 1908.

The Chicago native has served as a sort of team mascot, following the Cubs though their playoff run. The actor threw his arm in the air as the Cubs notched the final out in the 10th inning to beat Cleveland 8-7 in Wednesday's deciding Game 7.

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He later celebrated by swigging champagne with players in the Cubs' clubhouse and telling reporters trying to interview him to "relax a bit" before dousing the group with bubbly.

Murray tells ESPN that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel will give the city's school kids the rest of the week off "if he's as good a mayor as he wants to be."