CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 10 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown announced that Washington DC partner Angela Giancarlo has been appointed co-chair of the Federal Communications Bar Association's (FCBA - The Tech Bar) Wireless Telecommunications Committee for the 2023-2024 term. Angela is known in the industry for her substantive knowledge, strategic vision and leadership. At Mayer Brown, she handles a multitude of complex matters within the technology, media and br  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 10 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Illinois is working towards overcoming the teaching shortage in schools by removing the often-criticized edTPA requirement for education programs. This is due to legislation filed by State Senator Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) that was recently signed into law on Friday. This new law will make it easier for prospective teachers to start their career in the classroom. "We need to take a look at how the edTPA   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 11 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) is announcing that the next funding round for Illinois' Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program will open Wednesday, November 1, 2023 and run through Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Individuals that purchase a new or used all-electric vehicle from an Illinois licensed dealer, meet all other eligibility requirements, and apply dur  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 11 -- The Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news release: A judge recently placed a Midwest regional insurance carrier and its wholly-owned subsidiary into rehabilitation. The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance ("DCI") Director, Chlora Lindley-Myers, has been named rehabilitator of Cameron Mutual Insurance Company ("Cameron Mutual") and Cameron National Insurance Company ("National"), which allows the Director, as the rehabilitat  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 10 -- Northwestern University issued the following story: * * * Women had greater household responsibilities while facing social pressure to advance careers * * * When COVID-19 presented the world with the greatest health challenge in modern history, it was biomedical scientists who stepped up to develop diagnostic testing and vaccines to slow the spread of the disease. But how did these in-demand scientists fare psychologically and in their careers amid pandemic pr  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following story: * * * Longest time-lapse footage of an exoplanet to date was assembled from real data * * * A Northwestern University astrophysicist has created the longest time-lapse video of an exoplanet to date. Constructed from real data, the footage shows Beta Pictoris b -- a planet 12 times the mass of Jupiter -- sailing around its star in a tilted orbit. The time-lapse video condenses 17 years of footage (co  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Western Illinois University Museum Studies program, together with the Figge Art Museum and the Putnam Museum, will host the 2023 Iowa Museum Association (IMA) Annual Conference, Power of Place: Celebrating our Museum Community. The conference will take place Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 2-3, with a kickoff event at the German American Heritage Center Sunday, Oct. 1. "I can think of no better way to  more