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. 

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

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

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

Client: Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Source: Chicago Tribune Illinois legislators voted to delay for one year a ban on certain credit card fees that was set to take effect July 1 amid a legal challenge by banks.  A measure passed by legislators and signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker last year would prevent

Client: Coalition to Capture the Record Source: Redlands Daily Facts  When California legislators reconvene today after spending Memorial Day with their constituents, they continue the consideration of hundreds of bills. Most will be unnecessary or counterproductive. But here are three laudatory ones.  Assembly Bill 1189 is by Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale. Court reporters are

Client: Chicago Alliance for Collective Effort Source: Chicago Tribune  Strengthen safety net  Illinois’ human service workers are the backbone of our communities — providing essential care, support and stability to those who need it most. Yet, for too long, these dedicated professionals have been underpaid and undervalued.  The op-ed “Here’s why human service workers

Client: NASCAR Chicago Source: Chicago Tribune  There’s no telling if the cars will set any speed records this summer, but the setup for the Chicago Street Race is projected to go a lot faster.  NASCAR and the city announced the traffic plan for the third Chicago Street Race, with buildout and breakdown of the

Source: Block Club Chicago The liquor ban dates back to a failed attempt by beer baron Adolphus Busch to create a fairground at what is now Welles Park. Neighbors can now vote to repeal the dry status. RAVENSWOOD — Neighbors living in a small portion of Lincoln Square and Ravenswood could roll back an

Source: Chicago's Very Own WGN 9 CHICAGO (WGN) — A family-owned business in Lincoln Square is spearheading a campaign to end an alcohol ban that’s existed in their neighborhood for more than 115 years. The ban was originally put in place in 1907, which wasn’t a bad year overall for the City of Chicago.