CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN is pleased to announce that the firm's Controller, Steve Schram has been elevated to Chief Financial Officer. Steve is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the firm's Finance operations and department and provides guidance, direction, and support for implementing the strategic financial goals of the firm. He also serves as a valuable resource to the firm's partners and manage  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- RSM U.S., an independent audit, tax and consulting firm, issued the following news release: RSM US LLP ("RSM") - the leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market - was recently named one of America's "Best Employers for Diversity 2024" by Forbes for embracing and celebrating diversity. The Best Employers for Diversity were identified in an independent survey from a sample of more than 170,000 U.S.-based employees working for co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 (TNSres) -- G2 issued the following news on April 23, 2024: Today, we're back with our third installment in the series to reveal the Market Movers in Conversation Intelligence (CI) software. In case you're new here, "Market Movers" is a quarterly series from G2 Data Solutions where we spotlight the top three trending products in a trending category, based on G2 data. The Rise of Conversation Intelligence Software On G2, there are 121 CI products. This category rece  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Lance C. Tyson as of counsel in the firm's Public Finance & Infrastructure Practice in Chicago. With more than two decades of experience representing local governments, government authorities, and financial institutions, Tyson provides practical, strategic advice to clients on governmental and business matters. He works across several practice areas   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 23 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. The final rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty ve  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim today announced an open-ended $17.7 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to fund the replacement of existing diesel school buses with new all-electric school buses located and operated in any of the three priority areas outlined in the Volkswagen Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP)   more

PLAINFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is working to increase workforce development opportunities for people with autism by passing legislation to expand workforce training programs for people on the spectrum. "Our disability accommodations and services need to include folks with autism," said Benton. "People with autism are fully capable of doing important work when given opportunities, which we all need  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, passed legislation safeguarding Illinois women from discrimination based on their personal, private health decisions, bolstering current statewide efforts to secure reproductive rights. "As it stands, employers and workplaces everywhere can willfully discriminate against women for their health choices. It's unacceptable," Moeller said. "The Dobbs decision opened the floo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Apax Digital Funds on a new strategic investment in IANS Research, the leading provider of independent research and advisory services for the information security industry. The investment from Apax Digital Funds will enable IANS to accelerate product development, expand its value proposition and scale its go-to-market efforts. Read the transaction press release. The Kirk  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising BC Partners on the sale of a majority stake in Aenova Group to Kuhne Holding AG. As part of the transaction, BC Partners' advised funds will reinvest in Aenova alongside Kuhne Holding AG and continue to support the company as a minority shareholder. Aenova Group, headquartered in Starnberg near Munich, Germany, is a leading global contract manufacturer and development  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising KnowBe4, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, on entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Egress, a leader in adaptive and integrated cloud email security. The transaction is expected to close in the coming months, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Read KnowBe4's press release (https://www.knowbe4.com/press/knowbe4-to-ac  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis represented P Capital Partners on the formation of its latest corporate credit fund, PCP Corporate Credit Fund V, which recently held its final closing at over Euros1.7 billion. PCP Corporate Credit Fund V is the largest single European fund fully dedicated to non-sponsored lending for family-owned and entrepreneurial companies, focussed on Northern Europe. Read P Capital Partner  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Vestar Capital Partners, a leading U.S. middle-market private equity firm, on the closing of a $1.2 billion single-asset continuation vehicle for its stake in Circana, a leading global advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Blackstone Strategic Partners and HarbourVest Partners acted as lead investors in the transaction. Read Vestar's press release (https://www.v  more

URBANA, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announces the establishment of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, made possible by a transformative $50 million gift from Thomas M. Siebel. This cornerstone contribution will propel the university's leadership in computing and data science education and research, shaping the future of technology and innovation. The Siebel School of Comput  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Western Illinois University Department of Biological Sciences recognizes Biology Professor Brian D. Peer for his selection as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The AAAS is the largest multidisciplinary scientific organization in the world and is the publisher of the Journal Science. Election as a Fellow in the AAAS is among the highest honors in th  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 25 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: In celebration of Black History Month 2024, the McDonough County Branch of the NAACP partnered with Western Illinois University's Earth, Atmospheric and Geographic Information Sciences (EAGIS) Department faculty, the Schools of the Macomb Unified School District 185 to organize a series of competitions tailored to different grade levels on map projects. Sunita George, professor of Geography, and educat  more