It took two years, six months and twenty-five days but the Chicago Cubs finally have an owner and today is the Ricketts Family first full day at the helm. Tuesday officially ended Tribune Co.'s 28-year run as the owner of the Chicago National League Ball Club ... on June 16, 1981 Tribune Co. purchased the Cubs from the Wrigley Family for $20.5 million.
Tom Ricketts will be formally introduced at a press conference Friday at Wrigley Field. WGN TV and CLTV will air the press conference, ...
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