July 19th. 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Chicago Tribune - Daily Southtown"Olivia Shorter, of Matteson, walked the halls of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and entered the offices of several members of Congress for one-on-one meetings.Shorter, 7, was there to urge lawmakers to help children, like her, who have
July 4th, 2018.Chicago Sun-TimesDennis Culloton"Back in the 1980s I thought I was the luckiest kid on earth when I was admitted to Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. As the Northwest Side son of a cop and a teacher, I was going to show everyone I deserved to be there. Someday I would be a
June 25th, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: The Northbrook Tower"Northbrook resident Ryan Bendoff, 13, was diagnosed with a Wilms Tumor, a pediatric kidney cancer, when he was 6 years old. He is now cancer free. Bendoff held his bar mitzvah at the Lurie Children’s interfaith chapel as a way to
June 24th, 2018Source: WGN9 Radio"This edition is the first broadcast inside the Allstate skyline studio. Our guests include:Rick Pearson talks to Sam Toia, the president and CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association. He is also a member of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition. Sam touches on the ongoing immigration debate that’s happening in Washington.Then Rick
Source: Belleville News-Democrat"By Tom Cross And Al Bowman Illinois Board of Higher Education June 12, 2018 01:53 PM Illinois’ governor and state lawmakers are taking a victory lap following passage of a state budget for fiscal year 2019. Throughout the recent legislative session, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and college and university leaders called
May 23rd, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Chicago Tribune"After Colton experienced some unusual swelling last fall, he at first thought it was football-related. It turned out to be an auto-immune disease and led to a short stay at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.Since then, Colton
May 23rd, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Daily HeraldKatlyn Smith"When visitors come to her room at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, she wants to know their names. And when Betsy Shannon, with tears in her eyes, talks about what her daughter has endured, Lucy picks up on her emotion, looks
May 15th, 2018Client: Rivers Casino / Rush Street GamingSource: Daily HeraldBob Susnjara"Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, owned by Rush Street Gaming, wants a part of the sports betting action if enabled in Illinois. Richard Schwartz, president of sister company Rush Street Interactive, said the Chicago-based business has been running state-regulated virtual reality sports betting in
May 14th, 2018Client: Rivers Casino / Rush Street GamingSource: Chicago TribuneMonique Garcia, Robert McCoppin and John Keilman"Greg Carlin, CEO of Chicago’s Rush Street Gaming, which owns and manages Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, said the company has prepared for the ruling by running an online gambling site in New Jersey, one of only two states
May 14th, 2018Client: Rivers Casino / Rush Street GamingSource: Chicago TonightJay Shefsky"In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided to strike down a federal law banning sports gambling in most states.New Jersey brought the case to the high court, but the decision has implications for others states, like Illinois, that could see