Kammala wannan jumla: Ricketts kuma yana cikin kwamitin gudanarwa na Chicago Cubs. A watan Afrilun 2007, Sam Zell ya ba da sanarwar niyyarsa ta sayen Kamfanin Tribune na Chicago. Bayan sayen Tribune, Zell ya ba da sanarwar cewa zai sayar da Cubs da abubuwan da suka danganci ciki har da Wrigley Field da kashi 25% na SportsNet Chicago. An zaɓi tayin dangin Ricketts a matsayin mai nasara a ranar 22 ga Janairu, 2009. Farashin dangi ya haɗa da 'yan'uwa huɗu (Peter, Tom, Laura, da Todd) da iyaye biyu. "Forbes" ya kiyasta cewa hannun jarin mallaka a Chicago Cubs yana wakiltar dala miliyan 642 daga cikin jimlar dala miliyan 900. Ricketts yana da lambar yabo ta Duniya a kan bashi, kamar yadda Cubs suka lashe gasar
gasar zakarun Turai a shekarar 2016 da ta doke Cleveland Indians wasa hudu zuwa uku.