Clients in the News
Rivers Casino eyes new majority stakeholder: Owner of Arlington Park Racetrack
November 2nd, 2018. Client: Rivers Casino Source: Chicago Tribune "The owner of Arlington Park racetrack has announced a bid to become majority stakeholder in the nearby gambling mecca, Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. Churchill Downs Inc. said it will seek to acquire Illinois’ most lucrative casino for up to $500 million. In addition to the
Cubs, Marquee to hold a new 2020 Champions golf event
October 30th, 2018. Client: Chicago Cubs Source: Chicago Business Journal "The Chicago Cubs and their Marquee Sports & Entertainment division are entering the golf business through the creation of a PGA Tour Champions event slated for March 2020 in Arizona. A partnership now in final negotiations between Marquee and the Cubs, the PGA Tour, Western Golf Association
10/30/18 – Northbrook Court opens interactive play area in partnership with Chicago Children’s Museum
October 30th, 2018. Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Source: Chicago Tribune "Last weekend marked the grand opening of Northbrook Play, an indoor mini-museum and play space set among retail stores in Northbrook Court. Northbrook Play developers say the facility provides a museum-quality children’s experience designed for interactivity and accessibility for
10/22/18 – Professional Gooooooooooooooooooooals
October 22, 2018.Client: Schiller, DuCanto & FleckSource: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin"It’s been years since Evan Whitfield traded in his cleats for a law degree.Still, the 41-year-old Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP partner said he sees a lot of similarities between his family law practice and the game of soccer. Both require Whitfield to constantly evaluate
10/13/18 – Constable: Swimmer finds a good reason to run 361 miles for kids with cancer
October 13th, 2018.Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Daily Herald"A standout swimmer during high school at Benet Academy in Lisle, Peter Krzywosz couldn't stomach the idea of running."I grew up hating running," Krzywosz remembers. "I was a swimmer. I couldn't even run a mile in grade school for the physical fitness
09/10/2018 – Shout Out: Anita M. Ventrelli, 2018 National Women in Law Honoree
October 9th, 2018.Client: Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck.Source: Chicago Tribune. Anita M. Ventrelli of Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck was recently named a 2018 National Women in Law Honoree in the Transformative Leadership category by Corporate Counsel. Read more via the Chicago Tribune.
09/28/18 – Politico Illinois Playbook
September 28th, 2018.Source: Politico"Natalie Bauer Luce has been named executive vice president at Culloton Strategies LLC. Most who read this newsletter will remember Bauer Luce for her years as a senior adviser to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. She went on to work in the city's growing start-up community, overseeing communications and influencer relations for
09/28/18 – Avenida Breaks Ground
September 28th, 2018Source: NCTV17"Construction is underway on Avenida Naperville, a new apartment complex for those 62 and older.The project includes 146 apartments aimed at seniors who would like to maintain an active lifestyle.“Our goal for this project is to create an environment and a location that seniors who live in Naperville or live near by
09/26/18 – Senior apartments in Naperville to be 'comfortable, exciting'
September 26th, 2018.Source: Daily Herald."It's not assisted living or independent living, but active living for seniors coming in a new development to Naperville, filling what officials say is a gap in housing options for residents as they age.The idea with Avenida Naperville is to offer apartments for people 62 and older who want like-minded neighbors,
09/15/18 – Making lemonade: Glen Ellyn boy shares bond with Anthony Rizzo over baseball, cancer
September 15th, 2018.Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago CubsSource: Daily Herald"It's not a one-sided friendship. Rizzo has caught up with Benjamin at Cubs batting practices. Baseballs, jerseys and bats signed by Rizzo adorn Benjamin's bedroom.And for the third year, Benjamin and his family will host a lemonade stand Sunday to
09/06/18 – Aurora's old Copley Hospital could become a medical center again
September 6th, 2018Client: Fox Valley DevelopersSource: Crain's Chicago Business"When the century-old Copley Hospital in downtown Aurora was closed in 1995—a replacement state-of-the-art facility was opened that year on the city’s southeast side—developers talked broadly about repurposing the massive 350,000-square-foot campus for retail shops, apartments and even a church. One proposal called for demolishing the whole
08/29/18 – Aurora approves clean-up deal for old Copley Hospital site
August 29th, 2018.Client: Fox Valley Developers LLC.Source: Chicago Tribune"The development agreement with Fox Valley Developers LLC includes the city contributing as much as $3 million toward the estimated overall cost of about $12 million to clean up the site.It also puts the city and the developer on track for a possible renovation of the former
8/24/18 – With lemonade, Lombard girl helps twin brother, others who have brain cancer
August 24th, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Daily Herald"Eight-year-old Jocelyn Aho also had a lemonade stand this summer at her family's Lombard home. It wasn't to earn some spending money, however, or even to save up for college.No, this lemonade stand has been all about helping her twin brother, Jacob,
08/24/18 – Alternative to Traditional Careers
August 24th, 2018Client: Universal Technical InstituteSource: WCIU"It's almost time to go back to school and for some that might mean college, but if you're not sure about a college career, there are other options out there for you! Universal Technical Institute offers an alternative to traditional career paths. The Jam's Diana Gutierrez visited the campus,
8/13/18 – New 'Ignite' course builds interest in skilled trades
August 13th, 2018Client: Universal Technical InstituteSource: Daily Herald"It didn't take long for Giovanni Lopez to realize he fit in perfectly around Universal Technical Institute's Lisle campus.Lopez isn't a student at the vocational school. He hasn't even finished high school yet. But he spent three weeks of his summer waking up at 4 a.m. to make
08/08/18 – Lurie to open surgical center in Northbrook
August 8th, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Crain's Chicago Business"Lurie Children’s Hospital next month will open an outpatient surgical center in Northbrook. The 26,000-square-foot facility is in a Techny Road building adjacent to a smaller outpatient location that Lurie opened in 2014. Lurie plans to invest about $35.6 million in the project, according to
08/01/18 – Chicago Startup Sugr Wants to Match You With Restaurants, Tinder-Style
August 1st, 2018Client: SugrSource: Chicago Inno"With thousands of restaurants in Chicago, how do you choose one to try?You could look at Yelp and Google reviews from people you don’t know, or you could download Sugr, a Chicago-built app looking to help narrow down those dinner decisions.Sugr, founded by Ruben Flores-Martinez, the company’s CEO and chief
07/31/18 – 31 of the Best Things to Do in Chicago This August
July 31st, 2018.Client: Gallagher WaySource: Make it Better"Aug. 19: Jazz at Gallagher Way Enjoy an evening featuring three ensembles that explore defining aspects of jazz, from blues to Middle Eastern-infused rhythms. Gallagher Way, 3637 N. Clark St., Chicago"Read full article via Make it Better.
07/24/18 – Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo on living with cancer
July 24th, 2018Client: TroncSource: Chicago Tribune"Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo discusses living with cancer while speaking at the Chicago Tribune to promote the "Cancer Can’t Compete" campaign on Tuesday, July 24, 2018."Watch video at the Chicago Tribune.
07/24/18 – To Anthony Rizzo, cancer battle means defeating 'that little guy on your shoulder'
July 24th, 2018Client: TroncSource: Chicago Tribune"Laughter has been a key component in Rizzo’s own battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as evidenced by his annual Laugh Off for Cancer comedy night, and a balance to the struggles he has faced since he was first diagnosed in 2008. So the Cubs slugger teamed up with the Chicago Tribune
07/22/18 – 'Thrill Ride' from Woodstock writer-director keeps memory of son alive
July 22, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hopsital of ChicagoSource: Northwest Herald"Though he was taken too soon, 10-year-old Mason Parrish left an imprint of himself not just through the family that loved him, but through a truly unique imagination that will live on to provoke laughter, hope and the power of “what if”
07/20/18 – Chicagoan Suffers Nearly Fatal Fall While Climbing For A Cause
July 20th, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: CBS Chicago"A Chicago financial analyst is trying to complete a mountainous mission only about 60 people in the world have ever done; but his dreams, and life, almost ended this week when he slipped and fell.Chicagoan Alex Pancoe said his trek was on
07/19/18 – 7-year-old Matteson girl goes to Washington to lobby for fight against sickle cell disease
July 19th. 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Chicago Tribune - Daily Southtown"Olivia Shorter, of Matteson, walked the halls of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and entered the offices of several members of Congress for one-on-one meetings.Shorter, 7, was there to urge lawmakers to help children, like her, who have
07/04/18 – Ricketts family consultant to Rick Telander: Stay classy, not classist
July 4th, 2018.Chicago Sun-TimesDennis Culloton"Back in the 1980s I thought I was the luckiest kid on earth when I was admitted to Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. As the Northwest Side son of a cop and a teacher, I was going to show everyone I deserved to be there. Someday I would be a
06/25/18 – Northbrook resident survives cancer, holds bar mitzvah at hospital that helped treat him
June 25th, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: The Northbrook Tower"Northbrook resident Ryan Bendoff, 13, was diagnosed with a Wilms Tumor, a pediatric kidney cancer, when he was 6 years old. He is now cancer free. Bendoff held his bar mitzvah at the Lurie Children’s interfaith chapel as a way to