Zell says Cubs, Wrigley sale proceeding (AP)
Published 6/5/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week. Zell told lenders on a Thursday conference call that preliminary bids will be due in July. He says Tribune continues to explore a possible sale of Wrigley by itself to an Illinois state agency, but won't delay the overall sale...
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Zell says Cubs and Wrigley sale proceeding
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week.
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week.
Zell says Cubs and Wrigley sale proceeding
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week.
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week.
Zell pushing ahead with sale of Cubs, Wrigley
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week.
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week.
Zell says Cubs and Wrigley sale proceeding
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week.
Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should get the financial books within the week.
