The retirement of Red Wings center Kris Draper was expected on Tuesday morning but the fact that Red Wings and Tigers owner Mike Ilitch showed up to show his support was not and the video below is ...

A statement released late Friday by Ilitch Holdings reaffirmed that all of the family businesses will stay headquartered in metro Detroit. Mike and Marian Ilitch together were among the wealthiest ...

MONEY. Did you know? Mike Ilitch once paid Rosa Parks' rent Sports Business Journal reported in 2014 about the late Tigers, Red Wings owner's good deed for a civil rights icon.

Mike Ilitch, owner of the Detroit Tigers, ... Ilitch began work as a door-to-door salesman after his baseball career until he and his wife saved enough money to open their own restaurant.

Mike Ilitch was a fortunate man. Big family. Long marriage. Incredible business career. Wealth undoubtedly beyond the comprehension of some kid starring on Detroit’s sandlots while attending ...

It’s possible Ilitch did not pay her entire rent for the rest of her life or perhaps someone else contributed or any number of other scenarios unfolded. It’s clear, however, that Ilitch did reach out ...

, there should be more people celebrating than mourning. News broke Tuesday morning -- first in a story by Crain's Detroit Business -- that the Pistons will be sold to Ilitch, very likely in the ...

Ilitch and his wife bought the historic Fox in 1987 and restored it, setting the stage for an entertainment revival in downtown Detroit. Marian Ilitch visited Wednesday, leaving the theater ...

Mike Ilitch has done it all for Detroit. Since buying the "Dead Wings" (as they were called) in 1982 for $8 million dollars, Ilitch has seen the Red Wings win four Stanley Cups since 1997 and has ...

Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars Pizza, owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, Chairman of Ilitch Holdings, and champion for Detroit, died today at a local hospital. He was 87.

Mike Ilitch, who founded the Little Caesars pizza empire before buying the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers and won praise for keeping the professional sports teams in the city as others ...