Most Americans didn't know this professor from the University of Illinois at Chicago before the last presidential campaign.

When Barack Obama decided to run for president, however, we found out a little more about Bill Ayers. For instance, we learned that he... *participated in bombings of the New York City police headquarters, the U.S. Capitol building, and the Pentagon in the early 70s as a member of the militant anti-war group The Weather Underground, and spent many years on the lam as a fugitive of the law. AND he...
*befriended and supported the future President of the United States while serving on a charity board.

The combination of those two things brought his name into the presidential campaign. He was called an unrepentant terrorist by some, an acclaimed educator by others. Yet, despite all the reporting about Bill Ayers' notorious life, there was another side of this unrepentant terrorist and acclaimed educator that wasn't discussed nearly enough...

Bill Ayers is a Cubs fan.

That's right, Ayers has been spotted attending games at Wrigley Field in full Cubs regalia, cheering on the beloved. In fact, he's been a Cubs fan for many, many years.

In his book "Fugitive Days," he wrote about the little things in life he really missed during his time on the lam, including this little tip-off to his obvious leanings... "I wondered if I would ever eat a hot dog at Wrigley Field again."

They may have been friends, but Bill Ayers and Barack Obama obviously disagreed about one important subject...