Lindholm: Preview Of The 2014 Cubs, Part 1--Revenue
With spring training less than a month away, it's time to begin reviewing the 2014 Cubs. I'll begin with the most important piece of any team: the revenue side.
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With spring training less than a month away, it's time to begin reviewing the 2014 Cubs. I'll begin with the most important piece of any team: the revenue side.
Five years after teaming up with Elton John for a concert at Wrigley Field, Billy Joel will return this summer for a solo concert.
The anger over the new Cubs mascot is a waste of time.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) said the Cubs need to get started on their project to renovate Wrigley Field, now that the City Council has approved several items on the owners' wish list for the project.
The Cubs would be allowed to sell beer and wine from kiosks at an open-air plaza adjacent to a renovated Wrigley Field — and fans would be allowed to bring drinks in plastic cups to the plaza — in the latest in a string of concessions to the team.
I'd argue that the bigger problem with the Cubs – and the regressions of the 23-year-old Castro and 24-year-old Rizzo, as well as the 27-year-old Darwin Barney – was the lack of any consistent veteran on-field leadership or reliable stability with the Cubs big league roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates' hopes of catching up in the NL Central took a big hit Wednesday when Darnell McDonald launched a three-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 win.
It's Labor Day at Wrigley Field and the Cubs are taking morning batting practice. 66-year old Rich Buhrke is readying his stool and his Mizuno catcher's mitt at the corner of Waveland and Kenmore just over the left field wall.
The Chicago Cubs said Friday that the team signed a deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev that could mean the Budweiser logo on a new sign in the right-field at Wrigley Field.
Two Phillies fans from Pennsylvania - in town for the Cubs' series with the Phillies - were arrested early this morning inside Wrigley Field - and police say they're charged with criminal trespassing.
Ryne Sandberg is back at Wrigley Field. Only this time, he's sitting in the visitor's dugout.
As the Cubs prepare their plans to make over the "Friendly Confines," the franchise would be wise to follow some of the steps that the Red Sox took to both preserve and transform "America's Most Beloved Ballpark."
While it may not be realistic to visit every single stadium in the country, one solution is to select a few stadiums whose legacies are forever etched in time and featured some of the biggest cultural icons in the history of American sports.
25 years ago, people probably were saying the same things about lights too, and that's worked out OK.
Two men have been accused of stealing bats autographed by Alfonso Soriano and Ernie Banks from Wrigley Field during a double-header Tuesday, authorities said.
Save some dough and grab a delicious bite in Chicago to eat outside the ballpark.
Mayor Emanuel says there's one thing the Ricketts Family and Wrigley Rooftop Clubs seem to agree on, reports WBBM's Brandis Friedman.
The planned $500 million Wrigley Field renovation will soon be a reality following city council approval on Wednesday.
My personal take is that the Wrigley experience is already going to be changing more than enough with the inclusion of a giant Jumbotron in left field. Do the Cubs really need to change it in every way?
A compromise on some of the details behind the $500 million Wrigley Field renovation plan should clear the way for final City Council approval on Wednesday.
Across the street from the storied ballpark and just behind the McDonald's on Clark, neighbors on a lovely block are worried.
A concert-goer tells CBS 2 that frontman Eddie Vedder and his band played eight songs before it was announced the band would take a 35-minute break because of lightning.
Chicago's Wrigley Field is going to be a major hotspot this weekend with Jason Aldean's "Night Train Tour" rolling in on Saturday, July 20th with Kelly Clarkson, Jake Owen, and Thomas Rhett. US99.5 wants you to be ready for the show and have a ton of fun with them, so they wrote you this handy guide!
-A much-debated proposal to renovate Wrigley Field and add controversial features such as a pedestrian bridge over Clark Street won the endorsement of the Chicago Plan Commission Thursday.
More than 200 people turned out for the rally, on the corner of Clark Street and Patterson, in the ballpark's shadow.
Police were investigating after a 10-year-old girl was found dead in Chicago's Bronzeville community this weekend.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
A father says his 15-year-old son was injured during full-contact drills without padding at practice.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
Police were investigating after a 10-year-old girl was found dead in Chicago’s Bronzeville community this weekend.
The Seattle Seahawks' Julian Love, Rylie Mills, and Eric Saubert, along with the New England Patriots' Robert Spillane, are just some who trace their football beginnings to Chicagoland high schools.
The family says the team was not supposed to be running full-contact drills, and no helmets were worn.
Early next week, highs become much warmer in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Get ready for this February thaw.
Video shows three people stepping inside, including a deliveryman with a big bag of gas-filled balloons. Suddenly, the balloons explode into a huge fireball.
Waukegan police said more information will be released after the investigation is complete.
Authorities said investigators found evidence that the child suffered long-term neglect, physical abuse, and mental abuse.
A father says his 15-year-old son was injured during full-contact drills without padding at practice.
Police were investigating after a 10-year-old girl was found dead in Chicago's Bronzeville community this weekend.
Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
