Mike Ilitch Has Passed Away At The Age of 87

According to the Detroit Free Press, Mike Ilitch has died today at the age of 87. Ilitch Holdings confirmed it today.

Mike Ilitch was a well known metro Detroiter, partly famous for his ownership of "the Red Wings, the Tigers, and the Fox Theatre, and operated city-owned Joe Louis, Cobo, and Little Caesars arenas, among other smaller businesses, teams and restaurants."

Ilitch's family will honor his life at both a private funeral service as well as with a public memorial service. Get more details HERE.