• John J. Kim/Sun-Times Media
  • The Rickettses: (from left) Joe, Pete, Todd, Laura, Marlene, and Tom in 2009 at Wrigley Field

They’re the family that owns the Cubs.

“The death penalty in Nebraska remains an appropriate tool in sentencing the most heinous criminals,” says Pete Ricketts. Notorious for its lack of heinous criminals, Nebraska hasn’t executed anyone since 1997.