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Todd Ricketts apparently got himself fired from a Chicago Cubs maintenance job when he attempted to secretly work for the ballclub his family owns for the CBS show "Undercover Boss." CBS, which announced Monday that it plans to air the Ricketts episode on Nov.

The $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family was completed Tuesday, more than 2 1/2 years after the baseball franchise was put on the market.

The Chicago Cubs filed for bankruptcy Monday, a move designed to help Tribune Co.

The Chicago Cubs are seeking Chapter 11 protection, a step that will allow its corporate parent to hand the team to new owners.

The Chicago Cubs baseball team filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, a step that will allow its corporate parent to sell the team in an $845 million deal.

A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the Tribune Co.'s sale of the Chicago Cubs.

A federal bankruptcy judge cleared the way Thursday for the Tribune Co. to sell the Chicago Cubs and the storied Wrigley Field to the family of billionaire and longtime fan Joe Ricketts.

A judge presiding over Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy case has agreed to expedited procedures regarding the company's sale of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

The Chicago Cubs moved closer into the arms of new owners Friday when the Ricketts family signed a definitive agreement to buy the 133-year-old franchise; a stake in the regional cable network that carried some of its games; and Wrigley Field for $845 million.

The corporate owner of the Chicago Cubs is considering having the team file for bankruptcy protection. People knowledgeable about the process say the move would hasten the club's long-awaited sale by cleaning up its books.