- Blogs, Bleader, May 2, 2013
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The Rosemont Cubs sound pretty good to me
There's no logical explanation for why we throw money at teams who repay our devotion and generosity with mediocrity and greed.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 23, 2013
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Reason for concern? The Ricketts family own the Cubs and DNAInfo
Joe Ricketts launched DNA Info. His son Tom runs the Chicago Cubs. What are we to think?
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 24, 2013
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Hell freezes over: Cubs decide to pay for Wrigley fix-up themselves
The Cubs decide to build their Wrigley Field project without public money, demonstrating what we've known all along: none of these sports moguls need the money we give them!
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 22, 2012
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Extry! Extry! Media scandal! Sun-Times gives rich owner special treatment
Robert Feder shouldn't be so hard on Michael Ferro
- News & Features, Feature, Jun 28, 2012
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The mayor's millionaire club, part II
A look at Rahm Emanuel's calendar shows how wealth and access, far more than party identity or ideology, have come to comand the attention of politicians—leaving everyday people out of the conversation
- Blogs, Bleader, May 17, 2012
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The family Ricketts, Obama, and the Cubs
The family Ricketts, Obama, and the Cubs
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 25, 2011
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Theo Epstein takes on "the ultimate challenge"
Former BoSox GM Theo Epstein takes the reins as president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs.
- News & Features, Politics, Nov 25, 2010
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Why Should We?
A closer look at the Cubs' plea for public money
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 16, 2010
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The Bums Will Always Lose
The Ricketts' plan to get government loans to renovate Wrigley Field is pretty unpopular.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 12, 2010
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The Cubs A-TIF: Amusement Tax Increment Financing
Why the Ricketts' proposed Wrigley Field-renovation bond plan might seem familiar.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 30, 2010
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QOTD: Tom Ricketts on the Wrigley Sign
It's not a what?
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 22, 2009
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Zell sells Cubs for $900M
The Cubs sell for $900 million, in the ballpark of recent estimates.
