Client: Rivers Casino Source: Time Warner Cable News Rivers Casino offers far more than capital revenue to Des Plaines. Nearby hotels have seen occupancy rates catapult, and Rivers donates hundreds of thousands of dollars to community projects: "In 2011, city leaders decided to only spend that revenue on capital construction projects, which are controlled one-time costs – “any
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Source: Dekalb Daily Chronicle After Ricky De La Cruz had a heart transplant at Lurie Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Organ Transplant Association is striving to raise funding to offset medical expenses. Transplant procedures often exceed $500,000:Ricky De La Cruz, 17, of DeKalb, was diagnosed with hypoplastic
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Source: MySuburbanLife Media 16-year-old Maddi Bertrand was born with cystic fibrosis. Today, she educates doctors and helps to create greater awareness and raise funding for pediatric diseases:"Despite the fact that 16-year-old Maddi Bertrand of Wheaton continues to
Client: Navistar Source: Springfield News-Sun Navistar is adding 300 jobs in Springfield in a second deal with General Motors. The site will again become one of the city’s largest employers, and attract more jobs at companies that supply parts to Navistar:"The news is another sign of Navistar’s dramatically improving fortunes in Springfield. As recently as 2010, the Springfield plant had
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
Client: Chicago Cubs Source: Chicago Tribune Kris Bryant was a college-kid in San Diego three years ago. Now he’s on an Express billboard across from Wrigley. The young phenom talked with the Chicago Tribune about his ‘new’ life outside of baseball: "Oh, to be Kris Bryant.He's handsome, hits the ball a mile and has his face plastered around Chicago
Client: Chicago Cubs Source: Chicago Tribune Cubs fans will have a rare opportunity to take pitches from Kerry Wood, Derek Lee, Michael Barrett, and Ted Lilly at Wednesday’s Kerry Wood & Friends Battle of the Bats Charity Home Run Derby: The event, a joint effort by the Wood Family Foundation and Cubs Charities, benefits Chicago’s underserved kids.“Anytime the fans get