Poised to win

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From helping run the new family business — the Cubs — to helping achieve gay marriage in Iowa, she's here to play ball across many fields.

By Rex W. Huppke, Tribune Newspapers
October 17, 2010

aura Ricketts walks through the empty stands at Wrigley Field hours before an evening game begins, stepping at a measured pace, calmly and confidently, and greeting every Cubs employee she passes with a friendly, "Hello."

If the simple act of moving from one place to another could define a person, this stroll from the field to the owner's box is Laura in a nutshell.

She is unassuming in a way that belies her status — co-owner of one of the nation's most storied sports franchises and the historic field they play on; one of four siblings in a family of immense wealth; accomplished attorney; tireless advocate for nonprofits across Chicago.

And, perhaps most important, she is wholly comfortable with who she is — a mother and the only openly lesbian owner of a major U.S. men's professional sports team.

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