Laura Ricketts burst into her office Thursday morning, bags in hand, clad in a Cubs jersey that read “Team LPAC” across the back. She wore white Vans that bore Pride colors along the shoes’ sidewalls. The bags held Cubs Pride Celebration pins, stickers and hats.
She had a meeting later, she explained. For a pioneering team owner who prioritizes charity, political activism and community advocacy, the notion that blue pinstripes and rainbow shoes would be meeting attire suddenly seemed obvious.
