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Quinn: State Funding For Wrigley Renovations 'Not In The Cards'

Posted 04.09.2012

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While Mayor Rahm Emanuel has vocalized his support for carving out some of the cash-strapped city's budget to offset Wrigley Field renovations, Illino...

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Chicago Cubs Owners Rail Against Gov't Spending While Asking Taxpayers For $300 Million To Renovate Wrigley Field

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Wealthy businessman Joe Ricketts's mission to rid the country of earmarks and government waste has run into a hurdle: the request by his...

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Tom Ricketts Realizes Dream: New Cubs Owner A Longtime Fan

AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Tom Ricketts was cleaning out some drawers last summer when he came across an old business school essay describing his dream job. You...

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Chicago Cubs Tickets Go On Sale Today

Posted 05.25.2011

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It's that time of year again. It's still cold, but we fool ourselves into thinking winter will be over soon. Last year's miserable baseball season is ...

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Ricketts Family Becomes Official Cub Owners

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family was completed Tu...

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Tribune Bankruptcy Judge Considers Cubs Sale

AP | RANDALL CHASE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday approved Tribune Co.'s request for quick court action on the company's planned sale of ...

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Ricketts Family Gave Tribune Company Ultimatum On Completing Cubs Sale

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 05.25.2011

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After months of intense negotiations to buy the Chicago Cubs, the Ricketts family threw a curveball at Tribune Co. late last month. The family gave t...

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Cubs Sale To Ricketts Family Finalized

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Media conglomerate Tribune Co. announced a definitive agreement Friday to sell all but a 5 percent stake in the Chicago Cubs and Wrigl...

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Cubs Sale To Ricketts Family 'Imminent': Tribune

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 05.25.2011

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The sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family is "imminent," sources said Thursday....

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Cubs Sale Negotiations Back On Track With Ricketts Family: Tribune

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Ricketts family's bid to buy the Chicago Cubs from Tribune Co. is gaining momentum, a week after the media company said it was "assessing other al...

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Cubs Won't Be Sold Until At Least Mid-May

AP | RICK GANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The Cubs are likely to remain under the ownership of Tribune Co. through the early part of the season. Cubs chairman Crane Kenney sai...

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Cubs Won't Be Sold By Opening Day: Bud Selig

Chicago Tribune | Dave van Dyck | Posted 05.25.2011

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The sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family may drag on past Opening Day, according to Commissioner Bud Selig....

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Ricketts Family Sells Part Of TD Ameritrade Stake To Finance Cubs Bid

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 05.25.2011

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OMAHA, Neb. — The family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts will sell 34 million of its shares in the online brokerage back to the company in...

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Rickets Family To Buy Cubs And Wrigley Field For $900M

AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A billionaire family of Chicago Cubs fans _ including one who first met his wife in the bleachers at Wrigley Field _ is set to purchas...

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