Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Source: Dekalb Daily Chronicle Ricky De La Cruz hit the dance floor at the Lurie Prom, “A Night in Paris,” just a month after having a heart transplant: "On April 19, Ricky De La Cruz got a new heart,
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Source: Naperville Sun Everyday of his life, Max Lacewell found some reason to say, "today is the ‘best day evuh.’” Today, his legacy and ever positive attitude lives on in support of pediatric brain cancer research and funding: During Max Lacewell's short life, he celebrated the simple things each day."During Max's treatment,
Client: Tom Ricketts/Chicago Cubs Source: Crain’s Chicago Business Cubs owner and chairman Tom Ricketts went on the offensive in a public dispute against Alderman Tom Tunney reneging on alcohol rules for the plaza adjacent to the ball park: “Ricketts said he's not interested in making any specific concessions from the agreement he says the team and city made with
Client: Illinois Casino Gaming Association Source: ESPN Legislation to regulate daily fantasy sports betting in Illinois was pulled from the table Sunday after the bill became tainted in vote-buying allegations on behalf of fantasy sports lobbyists: "Democratic Rep. Rita Mayfield had said she became privy to an email in which a lobbyist working for FanDuel and DraftKings suggested
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck: On March 8th, Michele Jochner, a partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck, will speak on business & entrepreneurship at Wheeling’s National Lewis University panel ‘Step it Up for Gender Equality,” striving to get women to 50-50 in education, business, and decision-making by 2030.Jochner earned the IL Bar Associations’s 2015 Top Women Leadership Award, was
Tom Cross: Governor Rauner names Culloton Strategies' senior consultant Tom Cross, the former Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the Chairman of the Illinois Board of Higher Education: "Cross’s experience as a state lawmaker and fiscal reformer will be an asset to the board.Cross served in the Illinois General Assembly more than 20 years and
Freeborn & Peters: Dylan Smith, a partner in the Litigation Practice Group, discusses the feud between Apple Inc. and the FBI with WGN's Sean Lewis: "Chicago attorney Dylan Smith, a former federal prosecutor, says the government is following the Constitution. But Apple, that's assisted in the past, believes the government has gone too far in this case.“ 'The
Rush Street Gaming: Rush Street Productions announces new national television show, "The Final Table," to launch soon: "Rush Street Productions, creator of the television show "Poker Night in America," has announced a new poker show to debut in the late spring. "The Final Table," which has been filming poker footage throughout the U.S. for the past six
Chicago Cubs/Tom Ricketts: The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Ricketts' vision for Wrigley will bring a new energy to the neighborhood. Through it all though, Cubs' number one goal is to win the World Series : “Unfortunately, on non-game days, there’s not a lot going on around Wrigley Field. As we restore the ballpark to its former beauty,
Tom Ricketts and Neil Bluhm: Chicago Magazine named Cubs Chairman, Tom Ricketts, and Neil Bluhm, chairman of Rush Street Gaming, amongst the most powerful figures in Chicago: Ricketts, 9: "It was only a couple of years ago that the Cubs’ head honcho seemed to be suffering a severe power deficit. The rooftop owners were still giving him fits,