Tom Ricketts

Rahm 'Livid' Over Controversial Ad

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.17.2012

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Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is "livid" over a proposed $10 million ad campaign funded by TD Ameritrade founder Jo...

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Roland Martin: Plan To Use Jeremiah Wright Puts 'Mormonism On The Table'

Posted 05.18.2012

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CNN's Roland Martin said on Thursday that a plan by right-wing operatives to bring up Barack Obama's past association with Jeremiah Wright could lead ...

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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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Ricketts Says Debt Won't Stop Cubs

AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 08.16.2011

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CHICAGO — Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts will have no problem spending on free agents, and said the jobs of general manager Jim Hendry and manager M...

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State Won't Pay For Wrigley Renovation

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Cubs' plan to use 35 years' worth of amusement-tax growth to finance a $200 million renovation of Wrigley Field -- and back-stop the bonds with a ...

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Quinn, Daley Reject Ricketts Wrigley Renovation Plan

Chicago Sun-Times | Bleed Cubbie Blue | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Daley and Gov. Quinn on Monday shot down the Cubs' proposal to use 35 years' worth of amusement-tax growth to finance a $200 million renovation ...

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Tom Ricketts Continues Fight For State Money To Renovate Wrigley

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts on Tuesday trotted out everyone from iron workers to restaurant owners, saying they will benefit fr...

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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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Wrigley Field Toyota Sign Gets Green Light From Landmarks Commission

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the objections of local Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) the Cubs got the go-ahead to put up an illuminated Toyota sign rising nearly 60 feet above the Wav...

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Wrigley Field Sign Protesters Were Hired Hands From Craigslist

Time Out Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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While rooftop owners have expressed their opposition to the sign, it became clear after talking to today's demonstrators that the rally was as manufac...

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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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Cubs File For Bankruptcy

AP | ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Chicago Cubs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, a step that will allow their owner to sell the baseball team in a...

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Cubs Eyeing Spring Training Move From Arizona To Florida

Chicago Tribune | Paul Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Naples, Fla. Group aiming to lure the Cubs from their spring training site in Mesa, Ariz. has met twice with incoming owner Tom Ricketts and club ch...

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MLB Owners Sign Off On Cubs Sale

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP)--Major League baseball owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Chicago Cubs from Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family. ...

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Cubs Sale Cleared By Bankruptcy Judge

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WILMINGTON, Del. — The sale of the Chicago Cubs moved closer Tuesday as a bankruptcy court judge said the team can go to the family of billionai...

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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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Cubs Sale Gets Government Go-Ahead

Bloomberg News | Christopher Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. antitrust officials approved Tribune Co.'s sale of the Chicago Cubs baseball team to the Ricketts family, which founded TD Ameritrade Holding Co....

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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 May File Bankruptcy To Help Sale, Would Be First MLB Bankruptcy In 39 Years

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The corporate owner of the Chicago Cubs is considering having the baseball team file for bankruptcy protection as a legal step to hast...

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Sale Of Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field To Ricketts Family Finalized: Report

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The Tribune Co. has reached a written agreement to sell the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets to the family of TD Ameritrad...

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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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