Clients in the News
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
06/24/18 – The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 06/24/18
June 24th, 2018Source: WGN9 Radio"This edition is the first broadcast inside the Allstate skyline studio. Our guests include:Rick Pearson talks to Sam Toia, the president and CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association. He is also a member of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition. Sam touches on the ongoing immigration debate that’s happening in Washington.Then Rick
06/12/18 – Higher education budget is welcomed, but building money is needed
Source: Belleville News-Democrat"By Tom Cross And Al Bowman Illinois Board of Higher Education June 12, 2018 01:53 PM Illinois’ governor and state lawmakers are taking a victory lap following passage of a state budget for fiscal year 2019. Throughout the recent legislative session, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and college and university leaders called
05/23/18 – Elmhurst quarterback gives back to Lurie Children's Hospital
May 23rd, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Chicago Tribune"After Colton experienced some unusual swelling last fall, he at first thought it was football-related. It turned out to be an auto-immune disease and led to a short stay at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.Since then, Colton
05/23/18 – 'She's pretty incredible': Lombard girl recovers from heart transplant
May 23rd, 2018Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSource: Daily HeraldKatlyn Smith"When visitors come to her room at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, she wants to know their names. And when Betsy Shannon, with tears in her eyes, talks about what her daughter has endured, Lucy picks up on her emotion, looks
05/15/18 – 'We're not going to screw it up': Could be months before Illinois legalizes sports betting
May 15th, 2018Client: Rivers Casino / Rush Street GamingSource: Daily HeraldBob Susnjara"Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, owned by Rush Street Gaming, wants a part of the sports betting action if enabled in Illinois. Richard Schwartz, president of sister company Rush Street Interactive, said the Chicago-based business has been running state-regulated virtual reality sports betting in
05/14/18 – Sports gambling no sure bet in Illinois' immediate future
May 14th, 2018Client: Rivers Casino / Rush Street GamingSource: Chicago TribuneMonique Garcia, Robert McCoppin and John Keilman"Greg Carlin, CEO of Chicago’s Rush Street Gaming, which owns and manages Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, said the company has prepared for the ruling by running an online gambling site in New Jersey, one of only two states
05/14/18 – Illinois Eyes Sports Betting Revenue as Supreme Court Lifts Ban
May 14th, 2018Client: Rivers Casino / Rush Street GamingSource: Chicago TonightJay Shefsky"In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided to strike down a federal law banning sports gambling in most states.New Jersey brought the case to the high court, but the decision has implications for others states, like Illinois, that could see
05/09/18 – Gallagher Way Summer Sundown Sessions Jazz, Blues Schedule
May 9th, 2018Client: Gallagher WaySource: PatchAmber Fisher, Patch Staff"Local jazz and blues artists will be entertaining people at the former Park at Wrigley hangout spot throughout the summer. Sundown Sessions at Gallagher way will host some of the city's top talent from Buddy Guy's Legends and the Jazz Institute of Chicago. Founded in 1969, the
05/05/18 – Tom Ricketts looks to stamp ‘family’s legacy’ on Wrigley Field and neighborhood
May 5th, 2018Client: Tom Ricketts/Chicago CubsSource: Chicago TribunePhil Thompson, Chicago TribuneTom Ricketts made one of his most definitive statements yet that he and his family intend to leave a lasting imprint on Wrigley Field and its surrounding neighborhood and, with every new construction and renovation project that changes its look and feel, help shape the
05/02/18 – The Best Hotels near Major League Baseball Stadiums
May 2nd, 2018Client: Hotel Zachary / Hickory Street CapitalSource: Tasting TableNicole SchnitzlerHotel ZacharyChicagoThe first fun fact about this Wrigleyville property is that it was named for Chicago architect Zachary Taylor Davis, who designed Wrigley Field in 1914. The second: Cubs fans won't go hungry. Doors to the 173-room hotel opened just this month, and ever
05/02/18 – 10 movies to see in Chicago this summer
May 2, 2018Client: Gallagher Way, Hickory Street CapitalSource: Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips, Contact Reporter“Space Jam” (1996), 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22, Gallagher Way, outside Wrigley Field. The Music Box presents a new season of largely sports-related cinematic jams this summer, including the one about the time Bugs Bunny and Bill Murray recruited Michael Jordan to win an
04/12/18 – Music Box outdoor movies, Green City Market returning to Wrigley Field
April 12, 2018Client: Gallagher Way, Hickory Street CapitalSource: TimeOut ChicagoKris Vire"Over the weekend, just in time for the Chicago Cubs’ first homestand of the year, the Ricketts family’s Hickory Street Capital quietly announced it had sold the naming rights to the year-old semi-public plaza that debuted last year on the west side of Wrigley Field.
04/08/18 – Chicago Cubs Enter Into Extensive Partnership With Gallagher Insurance
April 8, 2018Client: Gallagher Way, Hickory Street CapitalSource: ForbesDarren Heitner, Forbes"The Chicago Cubs and insurance firm Gallagher are announcing a new multi-year partnership that begins with tomorrow's home opening day of the tomorrow's homer season. For competitive reasons, Gallagher is not disclosing the financial terms of the deal, which makes the company the official insurance broker,
03/29/18 – The Hotel Zachary Makes Wrigley Field the Place to Stay Even For Non-Cubs Fans
Client: Hotel Zachary / Hickory Street CapitalSource: Condé Nast"The latest opening in Chicago's evolving Wrigleyville has mid-century design and some of the best food in town."Read full article via The Condé Nast Traveler.
03/24/18 – Eggleston recovery going well after transplant
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens' Hospital of ChicagoSource: Pontiac Daily Leader"After months of waiting, 15-year-old Austin Eggleston, left, is in excellent condition at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. His doctor, Philip Thrush, right, informed him that a heart had been found on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day."Read full article
03/23/18 – First Look: Wrigleyville’s New Hotel Zachary
Client: Hotel Zachary / Hickory Street CapitalSource: Chicago Mag"On March 30, the Ricketts family adds another feather to their cap with the opening of their first hotel. Located on Clark Street just across from the front entrance of Wrigley Field, where a parking lot and lone McDonald’s previously stood for decades, the new 173-room Hotel
03/19/18 – Boy in viral Chewbacca video thriving after heart transplant
Client: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens' Hospital of ChicagoSource: ABC7 Eyewitness News Chicago"Austin Eggleston, 15, weighed only 48 pounds when he entered Lurie Children's Hospital more than four months ago. Now, he's expected to go home early next week.Two weeks after the transplant, Austin says he feels "like a nice, crisp $20 bill found