Zell no to bid for Wrigley

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Zell Rejects IFSA Offer. Will Sell Wrigley With Team
Published 5/13/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
... The plan to sell off Wrigley Field separate from the Cubs, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, and Wrigleyville Premium Tickets in no more. Zell has rejected the offer from Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, thus placing the bid for prospective owners of the Cubs will get a complete package. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times: ...

Zell to Chart New Course on Wrigley Field Sale
Published 5/13/2008 by Cubnut (noreply@blogger.com) at A Hundred Next Years
Under a front-page headline so large it precluded proper coverage of the paper's latest sweepstakes winner or the R-Kelly trial, the Sun-Times Tuesday morning shouted, "ZELL NO!" meaning that Sam Zell will not be selling Wrigley Field to the Illinois Sports Facility Authority and will instead "(plan) to package the Cubs and their landmark stadium in a private transaction." ...

Wrigley and the Cubs Are a Package Deal
Published 5/13/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
... The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, led by former Illinois governor Jim Thompson, had put together a bid to buy the stadium that wouldn't have cost taxpayers anything. Unfortunately for Thompson and the ISFA, their new plan to finance a stadium just didn't sit well with Zell, and he rejected their offer. ...

Non-Sale-of-Cubs Stories Rapidly Gaining on Non-Acquisition-of-Brian-Roberts Stories
Published 5/14/2008 by Cubnut at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... The Sun-Times reported Tuesday morning that the state agency and Tribune Company owner Sam Zell had failed to reach an agreement because the state's offer relied... ...