SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim today announced a third funding opportunity of $10 million to assist communities in meeting the requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRN Act). The Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) Grant Program offers grants to local government units ranging f  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The State Treasurer's Office made a record $121.6 million in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio in July, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today. Another $88.7 million in gross investment earnings was earned for cities, villages, school districts, counties and other units of government that take part in the highly rated Illinois Funds local g  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University has named Cassandra Standberry executive director of Human Resources and Title IX coordinator, effective Aug. 4. "I have more than 24 years of experience in the Human Resources field," Standberry said. "My areas of expertise lie in talent acquisition, classification and compensation, performance management, employee relations, Title IX, ADA and employee recognition." Standbe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: Harnessing the potential of quantum physics for advances in computing, communication and other technologies promises to be the next great engineering challenge. A new consortium of seven U.S. academic institutions, funded by the Department of Energy and led by University of Illinois Chicago, will pave educational pathways to usher students from all backgrounds into this revolutionary field  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Vilas Research Steven Nadler will deliver the 36th annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 in the University Union Grand Ballroom. A reception will follow the lecture and is free and open to the public. As the director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities and the William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy at the Univers  more

WHEATON, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Wheaton College issued the following news: The event is primarily designed to help Christians in the Wheaton area learn and discuss how to serve those in their communities who have experienced trauma and abuse. All symposium events will take place on Monday, September 11, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Barrows Auditorium, located in the East Wing of Billy Graham Hall. Free and open to the public, the symposium is co-sponsored by Wheaton College's Chaplain's Office  more