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        <footnote id="F1">Total includes shares acquired as a result of the reinvestment of dividends under the Wrigley Savings Plan (WSP) for Wrigley employees.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each share unit is equivalent to one share of the Company's Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Restricted Shares or Share Units acquired under the Stock Award Program, part of the Management Incentive Plan Program, which Plan is 16b-3 exempt.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Share units can be awarded under various programs of the Management Incentive Plan (MIP), which Plan is exempt under Rule 16b-3.  Share units acquired under the Stock Award Program are restricted as to sale or transfer until retirement, termination or death.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Shares or share units withheld for payment of FICA taxes on 2/24/06 Stock Award.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Shares or share units acquired under the Long Term Stock Grant Program, part of the Management Incentive Plan, which Plan is 16b-3 exempt.  Shares or share units awarded under the Long Term Stock Grant Program have no restriction as to sale or transfer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Share units withheld for payment of FICA taxes on 2/24/06 Long Term Stock Grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Share Units awarded under the Executive Incentive Compensation Program (EICP), part of the Management Incentive Plan, which Plan is 16b-3 exempt.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Share units withheld for payment of FICA taxes on 2/24/06 Executive  Incentive Compensation Program (EICP).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Total includes share units acquired as a result of the reinvestment of dividends under various programs of the Management Incentive Plan (MIP), which Plan is 16b-3 exempt.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on May 19, 2006.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">The Option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on May 25, 2005.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ Mark Monroe under POA for Tawfik Sharkasi</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-02-27</signatureDate>
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2006-02-24
0
0000108601
WRIGLEY WM JR CO
WWY
0001320308
Sharkasi Tawfik
410 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE
CHICAGO
IL
606114213
0
1
0
0
Vice President - R&D
Common Stock
1322.00
D
Common Stock
14.87
I
By WSP
Stock Option (Right to Buy) O-05
69.35
2006-05-19
2015-05-19
Common Stock
10500.00
10500.00
D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)O-04
62.28
2005-05-25
2014-05-25
Common Stock
13000.00
13000.00
D
Common Stock Units
2006-02-24
4
A
0
248
0
A
Common Stock
248.00
248.00
D
Common Stock Units
2006-02-24
4
F
0
18.97
0
D
Common Stock
18.97
229.03
D
Common Stock Units
2006-02-24
4
A
0
2310
0
A
Common Stock
2310.00
2539.03
D
Common Stock Units
2006-02-24
4
F
0
56.59
0
D
Common Stock
56.59
2482.44
D
Common Stock Units
2006-02-24
4
A
0
2171.05
0
A
Common Stock
2171.05
4653.49
D
Common Stock Units
2006-02-24
4
F
0
31.48
0
D
Common Stock
31.48
4622.01
D
Total includes shares acquired as a result of the reinvestment of dividends under the Wrigley Savings Plan (WSP) for Wrigley employees.
Each share unit is equivalent to one share of the Company's Common Stock.
Restricted Shares or Share Units acquired under the Stock Award Program, part of the Management Incentive Plan Program, which Plan is 16b-3 exempt.
Share units can be awarded under various programs of the Management Incentive Plan (MIP), which Plan is exempt under Rule 16b-3.  Share units acquired under the Stock Award Program are restricted as to sale or transfer until retirement, termination or death.
Shares or share units withheld for payment of FICA taxes on 2/24/06 Stock Award.
Shares or share units acquired under the Long Term Stock Grant Program, part of the Management Incentive Plan, which Plan is 16b-3 exempt.  Shares or share units awarded under the Long Term Stock Grant Program have no restriction as to sale or transfer.
Share units withheld for payment of FICA taxes on 2/24/06 Long Term Stock Grant.
Share Units awarded under the Executive Incentive Compensation Program (EICP), part of the Management Incentive Plan, which Plan is 16b-3 exempt.
Share units withheld for payment of FICA taxes on 2/24/06 Executive  Incentive Compensation Program (EICP).
Total includes share units acquired as a result of the reinvestment of dividends under various programs of the Management Incentive Plan (MIP), which Plan is 16b-3 exempt.
The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on May 19, 2006.
The Option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on May 25, 2005.
By: /s/ Mark Monroe under POA for Tawfik Sharkasi
2006-02-27