Here are some Cubs related links that may interest you...

Cubs caravan, convention, etc.
http://www.cubsnet.com/node/845

Will Michael Barrett wear # 5 or # 8 in 2006 ?
http://www.cubsnet.com/node/853

2005 Spring Training news
(Includes news about Todd Hollandsworth!)
http://www.cubsnet.com/node/856

Happy Birthday Ivan DeJesus!
http://chicagocubsphotos.blogspot.com/2006/01/happy-birthday-ivan-dejesus.html

The Exceptionally Healthy Community
Free Health & Wellness Seminar Series

The first seminar in the Exceptionally Healthy Community Series
will be Jan. 12 at the Garden Terrace Room in the Pavilion, 1000
Wellington Ave., Elk Grove Village. The seminar, entitled "Get Out,
Get Moving, Get Fit," begins at 7 p.m. Scheduled speakers include John
McDonough, senior vice president of Marketing & Broadcasting for the
Chicago Cubs, and Dave Otto, former Chicago Cubs pitcher & broadcaster
for WGN radio, WGN television and Fox Sportsnet. McDonough is a
resident of Elk Grove Village and Otto was raised in Elk Grove and is
an Elk Grove High School graduate. Both will share stories of their
youth in relation to their adult success. The additional speakers
include, Tim Buss, Chicago Cubs strength and conditioning coordinator,
and Mike McCormick, regional manager of Athletico.

The backgrounds of these speakers is should bring insight and
knowledge from the fields of sports and fitness to those seeking to
improve their health. The seminars are free.

For information, call Claire at (847) 228-3539.

Source:

Elk Grove Times
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/eg/01-05-06-nwsb\
rf.html

Baseball Minimum Salary Jumps to $327,000
Includes info regarding minimum salary levels for both major league
baseball and minor league baseball.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-bbo-minimum-salary,1,5952598.story