Zell told lenders on a Thursday conference call that preliminary bids will be due in July. He says Tribune continues to explore a possible sale of Wrigley by itself to an Illinois state agency, but won't delay the overall sale while trying to make that happen.
According to Zell, there's never been a better time to market the team and the ballpark with the Cubs in first place and driving record attendance.
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