blog posts Estimate: 5 million attended Cubs’ World Series parade, rally. But there’s reason to be skeptical Nov 7, 2016 3:15 pm by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Chicago Tribune (Nov. 4) - “The guesstimates are almost always vast exaggerations,” says Clark McPhail, a sociology professor emeritus at Illinois. Share on Facebook Tweet Email