Initial bids on the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field were due Friday and word is slowly getting out now about who seems to have made the cut. Among those who didn't make the cut were Chicago Wolves owner Don Levin and the group led by Madison Dearborn Chairman John Canning. Canning's group was considered the odds-on favorite to win the bidding, in part due to Canning being a part-owner of the Milwaukee Brewers and a friend of Major League Baseball Asshat Commissioner Bud Selig. Up to five of the MLB-approved bidders on the Cubs were invited by the Tribune Co. to continue in the process. All of the approved bids topped $1 billion according to media reports. Only three separate (and cheaper) bids on Wrigley Field alone were allowed to the second round. more ›