New state records reveal heavy lobbying last year by Tribune Co. representatives looking to get then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich to agree to having the state buy Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
According to a story in Tuesday's editions, the Chicago Tribune obtained the records under the state's Freedom of Information Act.
The e-mails, phone logs and calendars show the negotiations were nicknamed Project Elwood _ apparently a reference to a character in the "Blues Brothers."
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Records show Tribune Co. lobbying of Blago
The AP reports:
