Not surprisingly, Fred Eychaner, chairman of the Newsweb Corporation and Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, also signed the letter.

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You might be tempted to say that the Big Ten is the Chicago Cubs of presidential politics -- except, even though it has been more than a century, the Cubs did win a World Series.

CNN: Presidential jinx for Big Ten graduates

Just as the National League Central is enjoying a resurgence of prominence in 2011 with the Milwaukee Brewers and the St Louis Cardinals facing off in the league championship series, the happy-go-lucky Chicago Cubs just got a lot happier with the addition of ex-Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein.

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Summer in Chicago is synonymous with the Cubs, the ivy-covered walls of iconic Wrigley Field and the nearly century-old tradition of infamous baseball curses.

BBC: Summer in Chicago

So every February, Labrador enthusiasts end up repeating a well-worn mantra of fans of the Chicago Cubs, who haven't won a World Series since 1908: there's always next year.

WSJ: Everybody Loves Labradors, So Why Are They Underdogs?

Joseph Ricketts, the billionaire founder of Ameritrade, has taken on one of the biggest challenges in baseball--owning the Chicago Cubs.

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Navarro hit three home runs for the first time in his career, connecting from both sides of the plate Wednesday and leading the Chicago Cubs over the White Sox 9-3.

NPR: Navarro Hits 3 HRs, Cubs Pound White Sox 9-3

One of the best closers in the history of the game, Smith, who spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs, amassed 478 saves, which was first all-time when he retired.

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