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Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Sports Business Journal The new owners of the NWSL Chicago Red Stars, led by Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts, have hired U.S. Soccer Chief Legal Officer Karen Leetzow as the club’s new president. Leetzow, who will start in the new role on Dec. 4, oversaw the national governing body’s independent investigation into abuse

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Daily Herald The Chicago Red Stars have appointed accomplished sports executive and attorney Karen Leetzow as the club's new president. Leetzow joins the Red Stars after serving as the chief legal officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation, where she oversaw the independent investigation into abuse and sexual misconduct in

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Chicago Tribune The Chicago Red Stars have a new team president. Sports executive and attorney Karen Leetzow joined the franchise after serving as the chief legal officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation, the Red Stars announced Wednesday. With U.S. Soccer, Leetzow oversaw the independent investigation into abuse and sexual

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: The Athletic The long limbo for the Chicago Red Stars has finally ended — and in a fitting fashion. The team won its first match under new ownership, led by Laura Ricketts, with a 2-0 win over the Washington Spirit last weekend following the official closing of the sale on September 1. Before former majority

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Associated Press/Fox Sports The National Women's Soccer League formally approved the sale of the Chicago Red Stars to an ownership group led by Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts. The league's Board of Governors unanimously approved the $60 million deal Friday. Ricketts and her family have owned the Cubs since 2009. She is also a

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: The Equalizer The Chicago Cubs co-owner led a group purchasing the city’s NWSL team for “up to” $35.5M, with another $25M going into immediate upgrades. Restoring trust with players and fans might be the more difficult task. The Chicago Red Stars are finally, officially under new ownership after a

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Just Women's Sports Laura Ricketts and her investor group officially purchased the NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars in a $60 million deal. The Chicago Cubs co-owner, who is also a minority owner of the Chicago Sky, said in August that she is “honored” to lead a group of women investors in

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Chicago Tribune The last 13 years as Chicago Cubs co-owner prepared Laura Ricketts for this moment. Ricketts spearheaded an investment group that officially became the new owner of the Chicago Red Stars on Friday after approval from the National Women’s Soccer League Board of Governors. The Red Stars were

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Chicago Sun-Times This league has the potential to really break through in terms of being a really successful business,” Ricketts said. “I’ve invested in a lot of things that uplift women and focus on equity. For me, personally, this is in that sweet spot.” News that Cubs co-owner Laura

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: NBC Chicago A group of investors led by Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts has purchased the National Women's Soccer League's Chicago Red Stars in a $60 million deal. Ricketts, who is also a minority owner of the Chicago Sky, was joined in the endeavor by numerous high-profile members of

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: The Athletic The Laura Ricketts-led group finalized its purchase of the NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars on Friday. Here’s what you need to know: The final bid totaled $60 million, with $35.5 million going toward closing with the previous owners and $25.5 million toward future investment, people briefed on the bid confirmed. The club

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: CBS Sports The Chicago Red Stars officially have a new ownership group on Friday. Laura Ricketts led an investment group to purchase the National Women's Soccer League club, pending approval from the NWSL Board of Governors. The group will now take over the franchise after it was put up

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Front Office Sports One of the most prominent pro sports team owners in Chicago is expanding her local empire. A group led by Laura Ricketts, co-owner of MLB’s Cubs and a minority owner of the WNBA’s Sky, has reached an agreement in principle to purchase the NWSL’s Chicago Red

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: The Equalizer A group of women led by Laura Ricketts, minority owner of the WNBA’s Chicago Sky and co-owner of MLB’s Chicago Cubs, have reached an agreement to purchase the National Women’s Soccer League’s Chicago Red Stars. The deal is pending final approval from the NWSL Board and is expected to

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Bleacher Nation It’s no secret that the Ricketts Family has had ownership ambitions beyond just the Chicago Cubs. They have, at varying times, expressed an interest in buying into a major European or English football club, and Laura Ricketts already has a minority stake in the WNBA’s Chicago Sky.

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Daily Mail A female-led group of Chicago investors fronted by Laura Ricketts has reached a deal in principle to buy the NWSL's Red Stars, it has been confirmed. Chicago Red Stars has been on the market ever since majority owner Arnim Whisler put the women's soccer team up for sale last

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Chicago Sun-Times The Cubs co-owner also has an ownership stake in the WNBA’s Sky. After a nearly two-year tailspin, the Red Stars are being rerouted. And the direction looks nothing like the past. Laura Ricketts, a co-owner of the Cubs and a recent addition to the Sky’s ownership group,

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Crain's Chicago Business Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts is leading a group of women from the Chicago business and civic scene to buy the Chicago Red Stars for $35.5 million, a deal that stands to end a dark chapter for the National Women's Soccer League franchise under founder and

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Sports Business Journal A group of investors led by Cubs co-owner and WNBA Chicago Sky minority owner Laura Ricketts has agreed in principle to purchase the NWSL Chicago Red Stars in a deal that will pay the club's current owners, led by majority stakeholder Arnim Whisler, up to $35.5M.

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: The Athletic The Chicago Red Stars and a group of business leaders led by Laura Ricketts, co-owner of MLB’s Chicago Cubs, have reached an agreement in principle to purchase the NWSL team, Ricketts’ spokesperson announced Tuesday. The terms are the deal were not disclosed. Here’s what you need to know: The transaction must receive

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Chicago Tribune Laura Ricketts, a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, is leading a diverse group of local women business and civic leaders to purchase the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League. Terms of the contract were not disclosed Tuesday, and the ownership group must receive approval

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Crain's Chicago Business  It began with an audacious idea between five Black developers on Chicago’s South Side. Purchase 12 vacant lots in West Woodlawn to “Buy Back the Block” of 6300 South Langley Avenue. Just two years later, the idea became reality this March, with five new apartment buildings

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: WGN9 Governor Pritzker is expected to sign a bill that would close a property tax loophole that many have complained about for years. It’s known as the “sale in error” approach and is often used by large institutional investors looking to profit from holding on to a delinquent tax

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Chicago Sun-Times Cook County’s property tax system is confusing enough when people pay on time, but when they don’t, there’s a whole new level of bewilderment. Properties with back taxes go into a knot of tax sales in which investors pay what’s due and then try — or maybe

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Rock River Current ROCKFORD — An Illinois House committee has moved forward legislation designed to close loopholes in the delinquent tax sale system that leave properties trapped between abandonment and new ownership. Senate Bill 1675 Amendment 1 would limit reasons a “sale in error” can be granted. For example, when there is