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Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Crain's Chicago Business Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts is leading a group of women from the Chicago business and civic scene to buy the Chicago Red Stars for $35.5 million, a deal that stands to end a dark chapter for the National Women's Soccer League franchise under founder and

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Sports Business Journal A group of investors led by Cubs co-owner and WNBA Chicago Sky minority owner Laura Ricketts has agreed in principle to purchase the NWSL Chicago Red Stars in a deal that will pay the club's current owners, led by majority stakeholder Arnim Whisler, up to $35.5M.

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: The Athletic The Chicago Red Stars and a group of business leaders led by Laura Ricketts, co-owner of MLB’s Chicago Cubs, have reached an agreement in principle to purchase the NWSL team, Ricketts’ spokesperson announced Tuesday. The terms are the deal were not disclosed. Here’s what you need to know: The transaction must receive

Client: Chicago Red Stars Source: Chicago Tribune Laura Ricketts, a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, is leading a diverse group of local women business and civic leaders to purchase the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League. Terms of the contract were not disclosed Tuesday, and the ownership group must receive approval

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Crain's Chicago Business  It began with an audacious idea between five Black developers on Chicago’s South Side. Purchase 12 vacant lots in West Woodlawn to “Buy Back the Block” of 6300 South Langley Avenue. Just two years later, the idea became reality this March, with five new apartment buildings

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: WGN9 Governor Pritzker is expected to sign a bill that would close a property tax loophole that many have complained about for years. It’s known as the “sale in error” approach and is often used by large institutional investors looking to profit from holding on to a delinquent tax

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Chicago Sun-Times Cook County’s property tax system is confusing enough when people pay on time, but when they don’t, there’s a whole new level of bewilderment. Properties with back taxes go into a knot of tax sales in which investors pay what’s due and then try — or maybe

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Rock River Current ROCKFORD — An Illinois House committee has moved forward legislation designed to close loopholes in the delinquent tax sale system that leave properties trapped between abandonment and new ownership. Senate Bill 1675 Amendment 1 would limit reasons a “sale in error” can be granted. For example, when there is

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Chicago Tribune A new Senate bill amendment backed by the Cook County treasurer’s office and the Chicago Community Trust seeks to reform Illinois’ property tax sale system. Backers such as state Rep. Kam Buckner, a Chicago Democrat, say the bill would cut the cost for homeowners trying to pay

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Crain's Chicago Business A bill that would make it easier to move tens of thousands of effectively abandoned residential lots back onto the tax rolls and into productive use has picked up some late-session momentum in Springfield, clearing a House committee this morning. Under the proposal pushed by Cook

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: Rock River Current ROCKFORD — From the outside, the two-story cream-colored house on Fourth Avenue doesn’t look like it would inspire the ire of city officials. Sure, there are a few busted windows and overgrown weeds, but there are far more decrepit properties in the city. City officials, however,

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: WCIA.com DECATUR, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — They can be found dotted around Decatur. Vacant, blighted homes that have been rotting for years. The city slowly takes ownership of them, choosing to rebuild or demolish them, but the process often takes years. That process begins with someone falling behind on their

Client: Chicago Community Trust Source: We Are Central Illinois (WAND) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — You likely see vacant and abandoned property in your community, and Illinois state lawmakers know those buildings lead to higher property taxes for neighbors. A House Democrat from Chicago is working with community developers, affordable housing advocates, and tax policy

Client: TAG Oral Care Center for Excellence Source: NBC Chicago A state law passed in 2021 allows dentists to offer pro bono services, but a state agency has yet to finalize the rules for a Chicago clinic to implement the law. TAG Oral Care Center for Excellence wants to expand its free dental clinic in

Client: Advocate Aurora Health Source: Weekly Citizen Advocate Aurora Health investing in South Suburban mental health services Recognizing the growing need for mental health care in South Chicagoland, Advocate Aurora Health recently announced a $20-million investment in a new state-of the-art inpatient behavioral health facility at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest. The investments

Client: Aspen Dental Source: Chicago Crusader For many low-income, Medicaid-supported, or uninsured residents in Chicago, finding a dentist is akin to finding a Black leprechaun, with a golden lottery ticket in its pocket. Data from the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Health Policy Institute shows there are 8,674 dentists registered in Illinois, more than 2,000 of

Client: Nascar Source: Crain's Chicago Longtime track executive Julie Giese is responsible for bringing to life NASCAR's first street race event.

Client: SOO Green Source: Crain's Chicago The SOO Green HVDC Link, already under development, can help put Illinois first in the nation in building a clean, reliable energy grid, writes an executive with the project.

Client: Chicago Cubs Source: Chicago Tribune thought of as the other. I have this incredible access and incredible privilege. On a scorching June afternoon, historic Wrigley Field served as a fitting backdrop. Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts holds a rare position within men’s professional sports leagues. She is one of a few women currently

Client: Aspen Dental Source: Medical Xpress Low-income Illinois residents will soon be able to receive free dental care at a new 25,000-square-foot clinic being opened in Chicago's Fulton Market district this summer by The Aspen Group, which operates dental and medical clinics across the country and recently moved its headquarters to Chicago. While a number

Client: Epicore Source: DigitalHealth Epicore Biosystems, a wearable-technology company spun out of Northwestern University, has raised $10 million in venture funding. Epicore is commercializing technology developed by a team led by John Rogers, one of Northwestern’s most prolific inventors. The technology captures sweat, which can be analyzed to monitor the health of athletes or workers by

Client: EpicoreSource: Crain's ChicagoEpicore is the latest wearables company to come from the lab of researcher John Rogers.

Client: The People's Music School Source: Axios Chicago A school that has given free music lessons to thousands of Chicago kids has a new leader. Francis "Frank" Graffeo arrived this week to lead the People's Music School at 901 W. Eastwood, where it's been since 1995, with satellite spots in Albany Park, Back of the Yards and

Client: Cabrera Capital Source: Chicago Sun-Times The timeline of major events in the history of the LeClaire Courts public housing site on the Southwest Side doesn’t inspire confidence that good things can happen there. And yet, that appears to be the case after years of inattention and indecision by the site’s owner, the Chicago Housing

Client: Cabrera Capital Source: Block Club Chicago LECLAIRE COURTS — A developer’s proposal to revitalize the LeClaire Courts site on the Southwest Side include plans for nearly 700 apartments, the bulk of which will go to people in need of affordable housing. Developers shared their latest plans for the site during a Tuesday night community