Clients in the News
Clients in the News – 10/6/2016
Client: Tom RickettsSource: Comcast Sports Network October is here. Tom Ricketts sat down with David Kaplan to discuss the Cubs before Friday’s first pitch. Now we go.“Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts joins Kap to talk about his team’s season, the rebuilding of the entire organization and what a World Series party would be like in Wrigleyville.” Comcast Sports
Client in the News 10/5/2016
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoSource: Evanston ReviewTheir story is a testament to the bond between a mother and her daughter. On September 23, another chapter was added when Evanston native Margaret Storey and her 13-year-old daughter Josie Heller were awarded the Lurie Children’s ‘Courage and Hope Patient and Family Award.’
Client in the News 10/3/2016
Client: Schiller DuCanto & FleckSource: Chicago Daily Law BulletinWhile some members of his profession spend their weekends on a golf course, Carlton R. Marcyan, a partner at Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck, can be found, weather permitting, on Lake Shore Drive. His preferred means of transportation? A motorcycle. As a member of the Chicago Attorney Motorcyclists
Clients in the News – 10/4/2016
Client: ZurichSource: Crain’s Chicago Business Crain’s Architecture Critic, Edward Keegan, reviews Zurich new suburban headquarters:The building's overall 11-story height is generally consistent with the taller buildings scattered throughout the nearby suburbs, but its composition of three interlocked horizontal volumes wrapped in a glimmering glass skin give it a distinctive presence. It doesn't read as particularly tall,
Clients in the News 9/26/2016
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoSource: Daily Herald She is a cancer survivor, philanthropist, and just nine years old. Bella Yakos, a featured speaker on the five day “Erik & Kathy’s Kids” radiothon broadcast helped raise almost $1 million for Lurie Children’s Hospital:After being diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma–a childhood cancer that
Clients in the News – 10/3/2016
Client : The Cross FamilySource : Chicago TribuneScott Cross testified to a Senate committee Tuesday against Dennis Hastert in an effort to end the statute of limitations on certain crimes against minors:“Months after confronting his famous high school wrestling coach during a bombshell court appearance, the man identified as Individual D in a scandalous federal
Clients in the News – 10/3/2016
Client – Tom RickettsSource: Crain’s Chicago Business For now, the beautiful plaza that will sit adjacent to the Cubs’ new offices will be The Park at Wrigley Field:“Tom Ricketts has a new moniker for the open-air plaza he is building next to Wrigley Field—until he can find a company to put its name on the place.The
Clients in the News 9/26/2016
Client: Schiller, DuCanto & FleckSource: NBC Chicago Tanya Stanish, senior partner at Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck, the largest family law firm in the country, comments about the inquiry of child abuse against Brad Pitt:“Abuse comes in many different forms,” Stanish noted. “Abuse can be physical, it can be verbal, it can be harassment; intimidation is abuse,
Clients in the News – 9/26/2016
Client: ZurichSource: Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune’s Blair Kamin writes that Zurich’s new North American headquarters is quite a sight:“Suburban office buildings tend to be cut from the same dull cookie-cutter, so when one comes along that grabs your eye, it's an event. Such is the case with the impressive new Zurich North America headquarters along Interstate
Clients in the News – 9/19/2016
Client: ZurichSource: Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune’s architectural critic, Blair Kamin, wrote a preview of several not-to-miss architectural projects this fall, including Zurich’s new North American headquarters in Schaumburg:“A stake in suburbia: Defying the trend of companies moving offices from the suburbs to downtown, Swiss global insurer Zurich will open an eye-grabbing North American headquarters along Interstate
Clients in the News – 9/15/2016
Client: Universal Technical InstituteSource: Cars.com Slamming on the brakes is bad for your car, and your co-pilot won’t appreciate it either. Universal Technical Institute’s education manager, Scott Keene, offers Cars.com some hard truths on braking:"Hard braking in itself won't harm your vehicle. Antilock brake systems have virtually eliminated loss of control due to skidding ... which
Clients in the News – 9/14/2016
Client: Tom RickettsSource: Crain’s Chicago Business The hotel across from Wrigley Field will be named to honor stadium’s original architect:“A new hotel the owners of the Chicago Cubs are building across the street from Wrigley Field will have a subtle nod to the Friendly Confines in its name.Hickory Street Capital, the Ricketts family-owned venture behind the
Clients in the News – 9/8/2016
Client: NavistarSource: The New York Times VW expands its foothold into diesel joining alliances with Navistar:“Volkswagen said on Tuesday that its truck and bus business had agreed to acquire a 16.6 percent stake in the Navistar International Corporation, an American commercial truck maker, giving it a greater access to the North American commercial vehicle market.We are
Clients in the News – 9/8/2016
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoSource: Lake County News-Sun He is the surviving twin, and at 7-years-old is plagued with hip dysplasia that has required multiple surgeries. Despite his hardships, Jack Kabela still gives a thumbs-up:“Jack has so many doctors because he was born premature, Nelson said. His gestational sac broke at
Clients in the News – 9/7/2016
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoSource: Barrington Courier-Review In honor of September being Pediatric Cancer Month, we want to highlight the story of 5-year-old Jonah Goodall who is making ‘unbelievable’ progress as he fights off brain cancer. The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation is hosting The ‘Starry Night’ 8.5k on September 18 to
Clients in the News – 8/29/2016
Client: Chicago CubsSource: Crain’s Chicago Business Cubs’ young stars are quickly approaching becoming national marketing targets: “Bryant, 24, had the highest Q Score of all active MLB players this year, a measurement based on a survey of 2,000 sports fans nationwide gauging the likability of select athletes. Rizzo, 27, was close behind in sixth, joining a
Clients in the News – 8/25/2016
Client: Zurich North AmericaSource: Chicago Business Now Zurich’s new North American HQ in Schaumburg proves its recommitment and investment in Chicago’s suburban real estate market. Though several companies have fled downtown, the suburban market is stronger than it has been in years: Our leasing panel (NAI Hiffman EVP Jim Adler, Choose DuPage CEO John Carpenter, Hamilton
Clients in the News – 8/22/2016
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoSource: Daily Herald Mother and daughter Allison and Vanessa Parise, who worked together at Lurie Children’s this summer, were featured again this weekend in the Daily Herald:"I saw the impact she had on patients growing up over the years. Now that I'm in the hospital, it's really
Clients in the News – 8/17/2016
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Source: Chicago Sun-Times We helped with a story a few weeks back about McKai Malooley, a one-year-old boy from Cary, IL fighting cancer. Today, the Chicago Sun-Times published a story highlighting a former White Sox minor-leaguer, Rick Carone, and his own battle with cancer. A Cary native
Clients in the News – 8/16/2016
Client: Illinois Casino Gaming AssociationSource: WBGZ Radio Illinois’ casino slow-down is a result of a saturated gaming market, says Tom Swoik:“Tom Swoik, director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, said that's because people can play the slots in bars, social clubs, and even truck stops across the state.‘We've got more licensed gaming establishments in Illinois than
Clients in the News – 8/15/2016
Client: tronc, Inc. & Mr. Michael FerroSource: New York Times The New York Times devotes a portion of its business section to profiling our client, Michael Ferro, chairman of tronc, Inc. The piece covers Ferro’s business record creating substantial shareholder value and his vision of using technology to grow journalism. From the Times’ profile in the
Clients in the News – 8/3/2016
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoSource: Chicago Tribune/Arlington Heights PostOnly 21, Vanessa Parise seems to have already found her calling – pediatric nursing. Inspired by her mother Alison, who has been a nurse for 29-years, the two now bring hope to countless children at Lurie Children’s hospital. "I've always been drawn
Clients in the News – 7/28/2016
Client: Indian Lakes Resort Source: Daily Herald The fate of the Indian Lakes golf course, which will close later this year, remains unclear:“First ILR, LLC, which owns the 223-acre resort along Schick Road, last week announced it's going to permanently close the resort's golf course and conference center later this year as part of a plan to
Clients in the News – 7/25/2016
Client: Indian Lakes Source: Daily Herald The Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale will close its golf course in order to save and improve the hotel on the property. First ILR, LLC, which owns the resort at 250 W. Schick Road, announced it will make the operational changes and invest about $4 million in the property over the next
Clients in the News – 7/15/2016
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Source: Chicago Tribune/Naperville Sun 14-year old Ryan Karlin, a patient at Lurie Children’s, was chosen to be this year’s Illinois ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association: “A Naperville teen has been chosen this year's Illinois ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.Ryan Karlin, a 14-year-old attending Waubonsie High School