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Sale of Cubs and Wrigley Field is complete

AP News 25 days ago

Ricketts family says purchase of Cubs, Wrigley Field from Tribune Co. completed The $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family was completed Tuesday, more than 2 1/2 years after ...

Ricketts takes control of Chicago Cubs baseball team

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 25 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Ricketts family has closed its deal and assumed control of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, ending a sales process that took more than two years. The family bought 95 percent of the team from bankrupt media company Tribune ...

US newspaper circulation slide accelerates

AFP Global Edition 26 days ago

Daily circulation figures for US newspapers released on Monday provided more bad news for an industry battling the flight of readers to the Web and battered by a steep decline in advertising revenue. Average daily circulation fell more than 10 percent in ...

Newspaper circulation plunge accelerates

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 26 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The plunge in U.S. newspaper circulation is accelerating, according to the latest figures released on Monday, as more people cancel their subscriptions and publishers cut distribution and sales of discounted copies. Average weekday circulation at 379 daily newspapers ...

Repo man allegedly tries to get cops to do his job

AP News 39 days ago

Illinois repo man allegedly tries to trick cops into seizing vehicle for him Authorities said a car-dealership repo man was being held in the Kane County Jail for allegedly trying to trick police into doing his job for him. East Dundee Police ...

Chicago Cubs get needed bankruptcy court OK

AP News 39 days ago

Chicago Cubs get approval for sale in bankruptcy court; deal could close within weeks The sale of the Chicago Cubs moved closer Tuesday as a bankruptcy judge said the team can go to the family of billionaire Joe Rickets in a $845 ...

Cubs file for bankruptcy reorganization

AFP American Edition 40 days ago

The Chicago Cubs, whose 101-year title drought is the longest in American sport, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in a move to help the Major League Baseball team's ownership change. The move is connected to Cubs owner Tribune Company's ...

Chicago Cubs file for bankruptcy as part of sale

Reuters US Online Report Top News 40 days ago

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs baseball team filed for bankruptcy on Monday as part of the team's planned sale to the Ricketts family by the Tribune Co, according to court documents. The Cubs bankruptcy is aimed at shedding any claims ...

Chicago Cubs file Chapter 11 to speed team's sale

AP News 40 days ago

Chicago Cubs file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a step expected in team's sale process The Chicago Cubs are seeking Chapter 11 protection, a step that will allow its corporate parent to hand the team to new owners. The team filed for ...

Court turns down former prosecutor in libel case

AP News 47 days ago

Supreme Court turns away appeal by former Ill. prosecutor who sued Chicago Tribune for libel The Supreme Court has refused to revive a libel claim against the Chicago Tribune by a former prosecutor who accused the newspaper of a "witch hunt" against ...

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