The second day of the Cubs Convention is typically filled with as much information as one can process and this year there seemed to be even more. With the baseball side of the organization moving in the right direction, the next obstacle facing the Ricketts family and the Chicago Cubs is the restoration of Wrigley [...]
Cubs Convention Day Two: Meet the Ricketts
Saturday at the Cubs Convention is filled with one session after the other … and the 25th annual gathering did not break from the norm. The first session on Day Two of the Convention was Meet the Owners hosted by Len Kasper. The Ricketts family discussed a variety of topics from Jim Hendry to the [...]
The Ricketts Family is the Owner of the Chicago Cubs
Friday was a big day for the Chicago Cubs … The Ricketts Family is now in charge. The Ricketts Family met the Chicago Media and fan base for the first time as owners of the Chicago Cubs on Friday morning. Mr. Ricketts began the press conference by saying, “After three long years, we are very [...]
Ricketts Resigns from Ameritrade Board
According to multiple reports on Monday, Tom Ricketts resigned from the board of TD Ameritrade as a part of his family selling $403 million of “its stock to help finance its bid to buy the Chicago Cubs.” The sale of the 34 million shares the Ricketts family owned in Ameritrade stock was completed on Friday [...]
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