Ricketts family purchases Cubs in $845 million deal
Posted: August 22, 2009 at 3:15 a.m.
Media conglomerate Tribune Co. announced a definitive agreement Friday to sell all but a 5 percent stake in the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field to the billionaire Ricketts family, ending a drawn-out process that began nearly 2 1 /2 years ago.
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Sports, Pages 24 on 08/22/2009
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