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Ricketts family pull out of race to buy Chelsea leaving three potential new owners in race

A consortium led by the Ricketts family, one of four prospective new Chelsea owners, have pulled out of the race to buy the London club.

Evening Standard

Who are the bidders hoping to buy Chelsea?

There are four candidates on the shorltlist.

The Independent UK

Wealthiest Americans pay just 3.4% of income in taxes, investigation reveals

Tax records from 2014 to 2018, analysed by ProPublica, show 25 Americans collectively earned $401bn but paid just $13.6bn

The Guardian - US

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Leak: Top 15 earners pay low tax rates

Some billionaires have effective federal income tax rates as low as 4%

Salon

Chelsea sale: Lord Karan Bilimoria net worth revealed as Ricketts takeover bid strengthened

Chelsea news: On the same day that Stephen Pagliuca's bid has been strengthened, the Ricketts have responded in their own way with their own announcement

Football London

Gov. Pritzker’s camp grapples with Dem Party Chair Rep. Kelly: Coordinated campaign an issue

“I think we can be a lot further along. We need more cooperation,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told the Sun-Times. “We’re moving in the right direction but too slowly.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Chelsea sale: Ken Griffin and Dan Gilbert agree on Ricketts Family takeover promise

Chelsea news: The pair are funding the majority of the Ricketts' bid to purchase the club despite fan protest anger

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Chelsea sale: Mega-rich bidder with 4x Roman Abramovich net worth arrives in London for talks

The competition between bidders to buy Chelsea Football Club is heating up, with parties from across the world making the trip to Stamford Bridge in recent weeks

Football London

Who is Ken Griffin? Billionaire worth three times Roman Abramovich in Chelsea takeover

US hedge fund owner Ken Griffin, who has an estimated net worth of £21billion, is providing funding to the Ricketts family in their bid to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich

Daily Mirror

Chelsea board have one question to answer after Ken Griffin meeting as takeover deadline looms

The lack of clarity over the bidding process for Chelsea is concerning fans, particularly as The Ricketts make the most noise

Football London

Chicago area gets a greater share in Forbes’ billionaire ranking

Ken Griffin is still No. 1 in the local standings, while insurance investor Patrick Ryan moves to No. 2, and new names join the list.

Chicago Sun-Times

Todd Boehly's partner Hansjorg Wyss breaks silence on Chelsea takeover amid Ricketts progress

Chelsea News: The Swiss billionaire has updated the foreign media on what is happening with his and Boehly's bid that was initially names as the frontrunner

Football London

Next Chelsea owner: What Ken Griffin has done in Ricketts takeover bid amid Gary Neville advice

Chelsea News: The man funding the majority of The Ricketts' bid is set to make his intentions known in person, with more Chelsea takeover talks expected this week ahead of the end of April deadline

Football London

Liverpool and FSG well placed to see off £2bn challenge of Chelsea

Chelsea are to come under US ownership, but Liverpool and FSG have the experience and strategy

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The Independent UK

Chelsea sale: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert part of Ricketts family bid

The Rock Entertainment Group chairman has an estimated personal net worth of £24billion

The Independent UK

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert part of Ricketts family bid for Chelsea

The Rock Entertainment Group chairman has an estimated personal net worth of £24billion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats may focus on GOP’s Bailey, but Irvin is more serious Pritzker challenger

Irvin can tap limitless funds from billionaire Ken Griffin, he’ll have history on his side as potentially the state’s first Black governor.

Football London

Chelsea takeover: How the Ricketts Family have responded to possible protests ahead of Brentford

Chelsea News: The American family are continuing their pursuit to buy the club despite impending protests

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Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Dems, GOP on opposite sides about helping state with American Rescue Plan money

Dems are boasting about using the money to pay down debt, while Republicans are complaining they didn’t get their way — when their party didn’t want the ARPA money to begin with.

Evening Standard

Boehly, Broughton, Ricketts, Pagliuca: The preferred bids explained as Chelsea takeover race heats up

With the race to buy Chelsea being narrowed down to a shortlist by US bank, Raine Group, the next owner of the European champions is becoming clearer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Darren Bailey and Jesse Sullivan win lottery for first and last spots on primary ballot

But does ballot position matter? Some experts say no. “It’s tradition. It’s part of the summer camp aspect of campaigning,” said political science professor Christopher Mooney. “But does it have an impact on average? No, it doesn’t. But again, in an individual case, who’s to say?”

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican Gary Rabine touts support of ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn

The endorsement comes less than two weeks after Michael Flynn appeared before the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, during which the former national security adviser exercised his Fifth Amendment right.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin’s support for the rest of the so-called ‘Griffin Slate’ still a mystery

Griffin, who donated $20 million to Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s campaign for governor over a month ago, hasn’t given a dime to the other members of the slate. Most won’t say whether they have spoken with Griffin or anyone on his team about what financial support might be coming.

Daily Mirror

Father of Chelsea bidders Joe Ricketts apologised for racist comments in leaked emails

The owners of Chicago Cubs - not including Joe Ricketts - have launched a bid to buy Chelsea FC by forming a consortium with billionaire hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin

The Guardian - UK

Chicago Cubs owners and Ken Griffin join forces in bid to buy Chelsea

The owners of the Chicago Cubs, the Ricketts family, have said they will bid to buy Chelsea and have joined forces with Ken Griffin, a billionaire hedge fund tycoon

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