Mike Ilitch left the spicy stuff to other billionaires. And perhaps because he made his first fortune in pizza, he never forgot that people — especially the customers — mattered.

Mike Ilitch's ability to see greatness his true gift Owner had uncanny people instincts, and his search for stars changed how many saw Red Wings, Tigers ...

Mike Ilitch, a billionaire businessman, owner of the Detroit Red Wings and Tigers and founder of Little Caesars pizza, died at the age of 87 on February 10, 2017. “My father was a once-in-a ...

Local leaders are issuing statements on the passing of Mike Ilitch. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan released the following: Mike Ilitch was more than just a shrewd, successful businessman. He was a ...

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 ...

"Mike Ilitch stood as a powerhouse in so many ways across Michigan, and we are a better state today because of the positive differences he made in our communities." ...

Detroit – Mike Ilitch always knew what he wanted. But the bond he built with sports fans in Detroit was so strong — so enduring — largely because Ilitch, the iconic figure who died Friday at ...

Mike Kowalczyk, 58, from White Lake Township, has a son who played for Little Caesars in the ’90s. He recalled attending a Wings playoff game in 1998 and sitting on the stairs near Ilitch’s suite.

The pizza king started his career as a sports mogul by owning a softball team. And that helped seal a career left-turn for me.

When Steve Yzerman decided to leave the Detroit Red Wings to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, he drove to Mike and Marian Ilitch’s home to tell them personally. The act ...

DETROIT -- Billionaire businessman 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 ...

Mike Ilitch, founder of the Little Caesars Pizza empire and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers, died on Friday, according to his family. He was 87.