Cubs Deal

Cubs Sale To Ricketts Family Finalized

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 09.21.2009 | Chicago


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

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

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 08.06.2009 | Chicago


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...

Cubs Sale Likely To Miss Another Deadline Amid Delays

Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.06.2009 | Chicago


The sale of the Chicago Cubs has taken on the timeless quality of a baseball game. ...

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

AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 02.22.2009 | Chicago


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...

Cubs Sale Terms May Be Changing

Chicago Tribune | Ameet Sachdev | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago


Tribune Co. is considering retaining a larger ownership stake in the Chicago Cubs, said sources involved in the deal, as the company explores options...

Tribune Wants Cubs Sold By Year-End: Zell

Crain's Chicago Business | Ann Saphir | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago


Tribune Co. plans to have a deal to sell the Chicago Cubs by yearend, CEO Sam Zell said Tuesday. The company will choose from the current field of fi...