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Nagging elbow injury forces Garza to DL
Righty could return in early June; Cashner, Wells progressing CHICAGO — The Cubs lost another starting pitcher Tuesday as Matt Garza went on the disabled list, but they got good…
WGN Radio and Chicago Cubs present ‘Cubs Corner’ at Wildfire Chicago
Cubs pitchers Kerry Wood and Andrew Cashner highlight April 26 debut event CHICAGO (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — WGN Radio and the Chicago Cubs have teamed up to present Cubs Corner at Wildfire…
Ron Santo, Cubs legend, dies at 70
Chicago Cubs great and longtime WGN Radio announcer Ron Santo died Thursday night of complications from bladder cancer. He was 70. In a statement Friday, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts praised Santo for “his passion, his loyalty, high great personal courage and his tremendous sense of humor.” WGN reports that Santo died in an Arizona hospital from complications of bladder cancer. Santo was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 18 and later lost both legs to diabetes.
Ron Santo, one the greatest players in Chicago Cubs history and longtime WGN radio announcer, has died
CHICAGO — Ron Santo, one of the greatest players in Chicago Cubs history and a longtime WGN radio announcer whose devotion to the perennial losers was made obvious night after night by his excited shouts or dejected laments, has died. He was 70. “Ronnie will forever be the heart and soul of Cubs fans,” Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts said in a statement Friday. He praised Santo for “his passion, his loyalty, high great personal courage and his tremendous sense of humor.” Santo died in an Arizona hospital from complications of bladder cancer, according to WGN Radio. Santo was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 18 and later lost both legs to the disease.
Madigan says Cubs deal off, but Cubs say it’s still on
The owners of the Chicago Cubs are trying to gain public support for their plan to get government-issued bonds to renovate Wrigley Field. Cubs’ Chairman Tom Ricketts addressed the media Tuesday morning in a room full of business and labor leaders. Ricketts thanked a number of them that showed up at the media conference, including Teamsters Local, Chicago and Cook County Building Trade, Chicago Bricklayers Local 21, Plumber Local 130.
Quinn, Daley nix Ricketts’ plan for Wrigley Field
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley are expressing skepticism about a plan by owners of the Chicago Cubs that seeks state help with the renovation of Wrigley Field. Daley said Monday he likes the idea of keeping the Cubs at Wrigley Field for at least 35 years. But he says he will not saddle his successor with a plan that hobbles amusement-tax growth. The Ricketts family wants Illinois to float up to $300 million in bonds to finance renovations at the 96-year-old ball park.
Cubs’ owners want tax money to renovate Wrigley Field
The proposal would use amusement tax dollars to rehab the ballpark. The owners of the Chicago Cubs are looking for some cash to renovate Wrigley Field, and they’re hoping taxpayers will contribute. The Ricketts family wants the State of Illinois to help fund the Wrigley renovations. They have a plan to get $300 million in bonds from the state. The Cubs would then pay back the money using the amusement tax that’s tacked on to Cubs’ ticket prices.
Chicago Cubs restructure sales & marketing team and add leadership positions
The Chicago Cubs today announced they have created a Corporate Partnership Group to provide innovative marketing solutions for brands and help clients activate their partnerships throughout the year. The Cubs…
Cubs Ticket Operations Director Frank Maloney to retire at end of year
Maloney to remain with club as consultant in 2011, Colin Faulkner to join organization on November 1 Longtime Chicago Cubs ticket operations director Frank Maloney has announced he will retire…
Building toward ’11, Ricketts expects drop in payroll
Some 66 years after he first visited Wrigley Field, Bud Selig returned Friday and toured the grounds with Tom Ricketts. In some ways, the commissioner saw a younger version of himself in the Cubs chairman. Ricketts will walk the concourse and buy food from the concession stands, like Selig once did at Milwaukee County Stadium when he ran the Brewers. Selig called the Cubs one of those institutional teams, and at once they are a private business viewed as a public trust. Year 1 is almost over for Ricketts and his family.
