Wisch: Time For Cubs To Focus On Baseball, Not Dollars
For Cubs fans, it's time to convene. But for the Cubs? Well, apparently, it's time to count beans.
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For Cubs fans, it's time to convene. But for the Cubs? Well, apparently, it's time to count beans.
Such is the Catch-22 of the situation that the Cubs have put themselves – and their overpaying, overly patient fans – in thanks to the path that Theo & Co. have embarked upon.
Some day soon, I'd like to see Wrigley welcome the Bears again.
Check out the video as Anthony Rizzo, Tony Campana and Tom Ricketts offer their support in Luke's battle.
Another member of Chicago's Ricketts family is getting involved with a super PAC.
A plan for Arizona State University's baseball team to use the Chicago Cubs' new complex in Mesa may be hanging by a thread.
Consuming Cubs baseball is simply unhealthy right now, if it matters to you.
Not everybody grasps the concept of "fun bad." You know, when your team is so dreadful you just throw your hands in the air and embrace the train wreck with laughter.
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts joined The Mully and Hanley Show Friday to discuss the recent controversy with the Super PAC his father is involved in and how it might affect the proposed renovations to Wrigley Field.
I'm sure he's saying some of his best friends are black.
Tom Ricketts is hiding right now, hunkered down behind spokespeople, spinning madly to extricate himself from the political doings of his father and brothers.
On the same day his father's name was paired with a plan to politically attack President Barack Obama, Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts released the following statement to distance himself from the claim.
Brian Baker, president of the Ending Spending Action Fund, has released the following statement on behalf of Joe Ricketts, who was recently the subject of an attack on President Obama's connections to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
A Republican super PAC funded by the father of Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has decided against launching a hard-line attack on President Barack Obama as he campaigns for reelection.
Wood needs to be careful if he wants his post-career vision to be realized, and actual baseball is only a part of it.
When Theo Epstein first arrived in Chicago, one of his first moves was to trade arguably the Cubs best left-handed pitcher in Sean Marshall.
When Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts shocked the baseball world and snatched Theo Epstein from Boston, he made it very clear his team was committed to winning.
No matter how you feel about the Cubs, Opening Day at Wrigley Field is special. Even though the Cubs lost to the Nationals, Thursday was no exception.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city is nearing a deal with the Cubs to renovate Wrigley Field.
Tom Ricketts usually makes himself available to the media one time during Spring Training, and that one time was Friday.
Two Chicago sports figures cracked the top 10 -- Chairman of the Blackhawks, Rocky Wirtz at No. 5, and Bulls point guard Derrick Rose at No. 7.
Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts is in the Dominican Republic and unveiled renderings Thursday of a new baseball academy the team is going to build in the baseball rich country.
Kerry Wood was seriously considering signing with the White Sox and if it wasn't for one last meeting with the Cubs, the reliever may have ended up on the South Side of town.
Amid the usual, goofy hokum of the annual Cubs Convention came the announcement of a proposed redesign of Wrigley Field's right-field bleacher area.
There are many indications of change taking place at Wrigley Field that show Tom Ricketts's dedication to winning.
Families who used South Chicago Chapel are shocked, distraught and trying to find out if their loved ones remains are among the more than 50 bodies found decomposing in the Far South Side facility Thursday.
A teenager who is accused of dressing as a clown and randomly stabbing a man in the St. Louis area has been charged with murder.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom where the East Wing once stood.
Some Evanston, Illinois, residents are being asked to shelter in place due to a high-pressure gas line break on Friday morning.
The typical American's paycheck has grown faster since 2019 than in any stretch since the early 1980s. But prices climbed nearly as fast, swallowing about 80% of the wage increase.
A federal appeals court said the White House lacks the authority to unilaterally construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom where the East Wing once stood.
As Chicago's civilian police oversight body begins the process of searching for a new police superintendent, it has scheduled a series of meetings to gather public input.
Federal officials who want immigration agents to detain and deport Cook County Jail inmates have threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with prosecution if he doesn't give them access.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
With the cyclosporiasis linked to iceberg lettuce growing and consumers wary of the products on grocery shelves, many in Chicago are turning to local farmers market for fresh and safe greens.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
While the building that housed the flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue has been torn down, the renowned Chicago restaurant chain is now set to open a new Lakeview location.
Nationally, data centers used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 72.6 billion gallons by 2028, raising concerns about states' water supplies.
Chicago's Wishbone Restaurant will soon be closing after 36 years in business.
The Old Town Pour House isn't in its namesake neighborhood anymore, but it's returning to the central area of Chicago — specifically in the Loop.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Some Evanston, Illinois, residents are being asked to shelter in place due to a high-pressure gas line break on Friday morning.
Families who used South Chicago Chapel funeral home have been trying to find their loved ones' remains after more than 50 decomposing bodies were discovered there Thursday. Some who had already received ashes wondered if they are really their relative.
A teenager accused of dressing as a clown and randomly stabbing a man to death at a bus stop in the St. Louis area has been charged with murder, authorities said.
Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in a Republican primary Thursday for a significantly reshaped congressional district.
Don't miss your chance to see The Notebook musical in Chicago.
An investigation was underway Thursday evening at a Far South Side funeral home, after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found in the facility.
Just over two weeks until more than a million students across Illinois will head back to their classrooms.
Families who used South Chicago Chapel are shocked, distraught and trying to find out if their loved ones remains are among the more than 50 bodies found decomposing in the Far South Side facility Thursday.
Federal agents who want to detain and deport Cook County Jail inmates have threatened Sheriff Dart with prosecution if he doesn't give them access.
A teenager who is accused of dressing as a clown and randomly stabbing a man in the St. Louis area has been charged with murder.
University of Illinois researchers have found a correlation between more green spaces and less violence in neighborhoods. A group in Chicago is planting trees with the mission to bring beauty and safety to the whole city.
Security video captured the moment a utility pole fell in a parking lot behind a La Grange Park, Illinois, animal hospital, igniting a fire that destroyed multiple cars.
An Illinois Tollway glitch that left thousands of drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls stemmed from an extra digit in codes within the system's computers, according to records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
A South Holland woman said she was left high and dry after paying thousands of dollars to have her swimming pool fixed, only for the contractor to vanish.
An Elgin man has seen what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turn into weeks of frustration after a fake tracking number scam left him without goods or a refund after buying a game system on eBay.
The Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 Thursday night in a game that lasted more than four hours.
Pete Crow-Armstrong scored on a throwing error in the 11th inning after Alex Bregman hit a two-strike, two-out homer in the ninth, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in three games and the surging Red Sox beat the White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright is very grateful for his historic four-year, $116 million contract extension. Wright thanked general manager Ryan Poles, who used his first 1st round draft pick to pick Wright 10th overall in 2023.
Chicago State University's new football team is just a couple weeks away from the first game of the Cougars' inaugural season.
A teenager described as "troubled" and "bullied" by a classmate killed his grandparents before gunning down five staff members at a high school in Thailand, police said.
A man has been charged with breaking into a home in west suburban Darien before leading police on a high-speed chase to his own home in southwest suburban Homer Glen.
Police in the southwest Chicago suburb of Lockport were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria early Thursday.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating a break-in at a bar in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.
A candy store in Chicago's West Ridge community was burglarized early Thursday morning.
