Zell: No wait 'til next year to sell Cubs
Published 4/18/2008 at chicagotribune.com - Sports
'Wait 'til next year" has been the rallying cry of long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans for a century, but Tribune Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Sam Zell isn't prepared to wait much longer to sell the ballclub.
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