How's this for something for Cubs fans to chew on?(Sports)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November, 2006

Byline: Barry Rozner When the Cubs officially go on the auction block, whether it's a week, a month or three years from now, don't be stunned if a few of the potential bidders turn to an old familiar face to help sweeten the package. It's the one name you haven't heard in relation to a Cubs sale, and it's that of William Wrigley Jr.

The Tribune Co. would only sell to a local group for public- relations purposes, because they'll still hold local media interests and there'd be no percentage in selling to an out-of- towner and further angering the masses. And if the next group puts a Wrigley out front, or at least near the front, it would give Bill Wrigley Jr. a chance to right the wrong of his father being forced to sell the team in 1981 - to pay estate...

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