Project Elwood: Blagojevich, Tribune Held Secret Talks About State Buying Wrigley Field
CHICAGO — Tribune Co. was secretly negotiating with then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a deal in which the state would buy Wrigley Field even as feder...
CHICAGO — Tribune Co. was secretly negotiating with then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a deal in which the state would buy Wrigley Field even as feder...
AP | Posted 04.13.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — Internal documents from ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign reveal that there was a plan to ask billionaire Tribune Co. Chairman Sa...
Associated Press | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago
A published report says federal prosecutors have interviewed Tribune Co. Chairman Sam Zell as a potential witness in their criminal investigation of f...
Associated Press | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 04.09.2009 | Chicago
A sports consultant helping Tribune Co. with a potential Wrigley Field sale wrote an e-mail to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's top aide that said the results o...
AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents from the Chicago Tribune's parent company in the corruption investigation of Gov. Rod Bl...
The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell confirmed on CNBC Wednesday that he was contacted by the FBI in connection with the federal corruption probe of Gov. Rod...
Chicago Sun-Times | Andrew Herrmann and David Roeder | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago
For Chicago Tribune editorial writer John McCormick, Tuesday was surreal: after decades of covering the news, including 18 years at Newsweek, he was t...
Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Rod Blagojevich said today he didn't view it as surprising that Tribune Co. filed for protection under the federal bankruptcy code and said he be...
AP | Posted 05.01.2009 | Chicago