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Policy Breakdown: Healthcare After the Big Beautiful Bill

On July 3, after prevailing by just one vote in the Senate, Congress passed the massive One Beautiful Bill Act to deliver President Trump’s domestic agenda. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (or OBBBA) is not just a tongue-twister, but also significantly impacts nearly every corner of American life.   Honestly, when I first began

2025-07-29T20:59:19+00:00July 22, 2025|

Why It Matters: The Stenographer Shortage

When picturing a courtroom, I’m sure that most people think of the suited-up lawyers, the stoic judge, and the rapid typing of the stenographer as they follow along with the hearing. Whether it is thanks to popular media (Law and Order in my case) or firsthand experience with the nearly 70 million court cases filed

2025-07-29T20:49:48+00:00July 16, 2025|

The Opportunity Cost of Public Transportation

Will I Make It? I hold my breath now, trotting up the steep stairs to get to the entrance of my CTA line. Sometimes I have to gasp for air between my steps; other times, I push through until I reach the pavilion, where the fresh air circulates much faster and replenishes my desperate

2025-07-02T20:18:19+00:00July 2, 2025|

‘Bring our traditions back home’: Benet Academy wants improved stadium to host more sports at Lisle campus

Client: Daily Herald Source: Benet Academy Benet Academy has unveiled a plan to renovate its Baumgartner-Gilbert Stadium and adjacent athletic fields to allow all the school's sports teams to play home games on its Lisle campus.  The school says it will seek permission from the village of Lisle to pursue the two-phase improvement plan. 

2025-07-01T19:43:48+00:00June 27, 2025|

Benet Academy announces plan to renovate Baumgartner-Gilbert Stadium

Client: Naperville Community Television Source: Benet Academy Benet Academy has recently announced a two-phase improvement plan to substantially renovate, renew, and modernize the Baumgartner-Gilbert Stadium and its athletic fields.  A fresh start for a 60-year-old stadium  After decades of being home to Benet Academy football, soccer, lacrosse and track and field events, Baumgartner-Gilbert Stadium

2025-07-01T19:39:08+00:00June 27, 2025|

Amid court battle, lawmakers look to push back ‘swipe fees’ ban

Client: Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Source: Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers have decided to delay a ban on “swipe fees” for another year as bankers are locked in a court battle with the state over the ban.  Lawmakers passed the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act last spring as part of the legislative package

2025-06-11T20:25:43+00:00June 4, 2025|

Illinois delays implementation of credit card swipe fee law until July 2026

Client: Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Source: Crain’s Chicago Business The Illinois General Assembly pushed back by a year implementation of its controversial Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, which would exempt state and local taxes and tips from so-called swipe fees charged by credit card processors.  Trade groups representing banks and credit unions have sued the

2025-06-11T20:29:56+00:00June 2, 2025|

What Bill Belichick’s Recovery Interview Can Teach Us

Key lessons in timing, preparation, and presentation after a high-profile media stumble Bill Belichick's book tour offers us a chance to go to the film room and outline what plays worked and what didn't.  After former New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick's untidy appearance—and an abrupt interruption from his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson—during

2025-05-29T21:46:19+00:00May 29, 2025|
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