July 24th, 2008 05:00 AM - David Roeder: The five finalists in the billion-dollar derby for the Chicago Cubs include two locally based groups and three from out of town, all with deep pockets and with different ideas for minimizing the deal’s tax impact on team owner Tribune Co. Sources said the local bids come from Thomas Ricketts, president of corporate bond dealer Incapital LLC, whose father founded the TD Ameritrade brokerage, and a group led by real estate investor Hersch Klaff.
BY DAVID ROEDER Staff Reporter
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