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,
Franciscan St. James Health: The Chicago Tribune reports that Franciscan CEO, Arnie Kimmel, plans to close the Chicago Heights hospital, parts of which are over 100 years old, in favor of expanding and renovating the 35-year-old Olympia Fields campus, in order to accommodate patients from Chicago Heights, and other nearby towns: "I think the hospitals should have been
Wrapports: Crain's Chicago reports that following the Ferro deal, the Chicago Sun-Times remains ever committed to providing city with a trustworthy second voice: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, but what happens when your friend becomes the biggest investor in your enemy?In the Chicago newspaper business, it looks like a squeeze play. Michael Ferro, who
Wrapports: USA Today reports that Michael Ferro is expanding his media interests with his recent investment in Tribune Publishing: "Ferro's investment firm, Merrick Media, paid $44.4 million for a 16.6% stake in Tribune Publishing, which owns the Sun-Times’ rival, Chicago Tribune, the companies said Thursday. In the deal, Ferro becomes the single largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing and agreed to refrain from buying more
Zurich: Zurich's Dennis Kerrigan has led management of the project since its inception, first helping the company decide to stay in Schaumburg rather than move to Chicago: "In his nearly 25-year legal career, Dennis Kerrigan has been a prosecutor, a Big Law partner and a general counsel for insurer Zurich North America.Two years ago, he added an unexpected
Freeborn & Peters: Freeborn & Peters IP attorney, Andrew Goldstein, refuted the class action filed against DraftKings and FanDuel by a former Northern Illinois football player: "Andrew Goldstein, of the Chicago law firm Freeborn and Peters, said the lawsuit's claim of putting players at risk of being pressured to become involved in game fixing is "a
Chicago Cubs: The 2016 Cubs convention proved that for some fans, there is no offseason: "The regular season may still be four months away, but for some fans baseball season is already starting. For the Cubs, things got rolling over the weekend with the annual Cubs Convention.Fans got their first taste of the coming season during the