Clients in the News

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.

Client: National Association of Realtors (NAR) Source: PR Daily The National Association of Realtors faces a massive communications challenge after their industry rules were turned on their head. The new rules, which went into effect Aug. 17, were part of the organization’s proposed settlement to end class action litigation brought by home sellers concerning real estate commissions. Although

Source: The Wall Street Journal Client: National Association of Realtors (NAR) NAR is implementing the biggest changes in decades to how real-estate agents get paid. Photo: Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images  The National Association of Realtors named Nykia Wright as its permanent chief executive, the large trade organization said Monday.  Wright joined NAR

Client: National Association of Realtors (NAR) Source: Fox 26 Houston HOUSTON - A massive settlement that changes the way homes are bought and sold goes into effect August 17. In the spring, the National Association of Realtors agreed to a $418 million settlement and rule changes to answer a class-action suit alleging a fee

Client: National Association of Realtors (NAR) Source: TIME It was huge news at the time: the National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed in March to pay $418 million and make changes to how the home-buying process works in order to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the industry conspired to make agent commissions higher

Client: National Association of Realtors (NAR) Source: ABC 15 PHOENIX — Home Buyers who want to see a house with a Realtor must now first sign an employment agreement, per the new National Association of Realtors settlement changes. The new rule is one of multiple made in the settlement, further regulating the process. Previously,

Client: National Association of Realtors (NAR) Source: Los Angeles Daily News Starting on Aug. 13, most Southern California home shoppers will need to sign contracts with agents to view properties for sale, binding them to paying their own commissions if they can’t get a seller to cover it. And home sellers will be banned

Client: National Association of Realtors (NAR) Source: Newsweek Homebuyers are set to see some major changes in two weeks, as the settlement rules for the National Association of Realtors are scheduled to go into effect beginning on August 17. The settlement, which was originally reached on March 15, got rid of the standard 6

Client: NASCAR Source: Chicago Tribune The NASCAR Chicago Street Race is back for Year 2, with an accelerated and less disruptive setup schedule, the addition of single-day ticket sales to boost attendance and hopes that Mother Nature will cooperate to help the July Fourth weekend event gain more traction. The first viewing structures have

Client: Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Source: Chicago Tribune Illinois lawmakers in the closing hours of the General Assembly’s spring session last month became the first in the nation to ban banks and credit card companies from charging retailers a seemingly small fee on sales taxes and tips. But since Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the

Client: NASCAR Source: CBS News CHICAGO (CBS) -- In less than a month, defending champion Shane van Giesbergen, and other top drivers in NASCAR will be making their way around Grant Park again July 6-7, as the Chicago Street Race returns for its second act in the Second City. Julie Giese, NASCAR Chicago Street

Client: Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Source: Crain’s Chicago Business While most Illinois consumers enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend, Illinois legislators were busy hammering out a budget deal to fund our state government for the coming year. Buried in that budget was a novel, non budgetary giveaway to corporate retailers like Home Depot and Walmart:

Client: Interchange Fee Prohibition Act Source: Chicago Tribune If a rushed provision contained within the Illinois General Assembly’s revenue bill actually comes to implementation, Illinoisans might find themselves paying at the pump with their credit card and then heading inside to pay their sales tax in a separate transaction. That’s one possible outcome, at

Client: DL3 Realty Source: Chicago Tribune The transformation of an empty grocery store and abandoned property on the Far South Side into new apartment buildings, stores, parks and a performing arts center is expected to start late this fall, with plans to use it temporarily as a shelter for asylum seekers having been halted.

Client: NASCAR Source: Crain’s Chicago Business The Black Keys are no stranger to performing in Grant Park. Lollapalooza long made a habit out of booking the American rock duo. They played at the debut Chicago festival in 2005; performed again in 2007, 2008 and 2010; and headlined their most recent year in 2012. After

Client: DL3 RealtySource: CBS NewsCHICAGO (CBS) -- Can a community-owned shopping center in Roseland help solve the long-standing challenge of building wealth in communities of color? A Chicago businessman is launching a first-of-its-kind campaign to help people in underserved neighborhoods to invest in local shopping centers and benefit from helping their community thrive.In the wake