CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- G.E. Healthcare, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today announced the launch of Vscan Air SL - a handheld, wireless ultrasound imaging system designed for rapid cardiac and vascular assessments at the point of care to help clinicians accelerate diagnoses and treatment decisions. The latest addition to the Vscan product suite, Vscan Air SL features GE HealthCare's proprietary SignalMax  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the resolution of a multistate federal lawsuit resulting from the final adoption of a robust Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule to protect worker safety. The new rule, which strengthens public reporting of workplace health and safety information, will go into effect in January 2024. As a result, Raoul and the states have asked the   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration Illinois Workforce Innovation Board Victor Dickson will continue to serve as Member on the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board./* Dickson serves as the President and CEO of the Safer Foundation, a nationally recognized organization devoted to community cor  more

CREAL SPRINGS, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Governor JB Pritzker and Saline River Farms today joined local leaders and partners to break ground on Saline River Farms' new state-of-the-art USDA meat processing facility. Supported by the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit (EDGE) program and a $1.5 million grant through the Meat & Poultry Supply Chain Capital Grant Program along with a $6 million grant fro  more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) released the below statement following multiple bomb threats to suburban Chicago libraries: "Libraries are sanctuaries of learning, growth and togetherness--they are the very heart of our communities. Threats of violence against libraries is an affront to our shared values. I condemn the cowardly attempts to undermine the open exchange of ideas and interrupt the  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: More than 66,000 people are in line to receive up to $5,000 from the state's Unclaimed Property program and all they have to do is open their mailbox, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. Frerichs proposed and worked with the General Assembly to create the enhancements to the Money Match program to make it easier to automatically return money to indiv  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- NetChoice issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2023: Yesterday, NetChoice filed an amicus curiae brief in the case G.G. and Deanna Rose v. Salesforce.com, Inc. with the Chamber of Progress in support of Salesforce's petition for a rehearing en banc in the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to prevent collateral censorship. In 2019, a group of women who were tragically victims of a sex trafficking ring filed a lawsuit, not against Backpage--the website their pe  more

PEORIA, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: Northeast Community College is partnering with USDA (United States Dept. of Agriculture) Rural Development through the Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement (C2A3) to strengthen the nation's rural workforce. Representatives of C2A3 and USDA Rural Development held a ceremony recently in Peoria, Ill., to formally sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to assist students across the Midwe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- The University of Chicago issued the following Q&A on Aug. 25, 2023, with Robert Morrissey, executive director of the International Institute of Research in Paris: As construction continues on the University of Chicago's John W. Boyer Center in Paris, slated to open in autumn 2024, preparations to get its operations up and running are well under way. Robert Morrissey, the Center in Paris' inaugural director, is knee-deep in his new role as executive director of t  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: Despite reports of families disintegrating under the hardships and constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests that many families may have formed stronger bonds instead. One key difference between families that emerged from the pandemic stronger and unified compared with those that struggled was having a cohesive, family-oriented mindset. Families  more

WHEATON, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Wheaton College issued the following news: Fifteen new faculty join Wheaton College's undergraduate and graduate programs this 2023-2024 academic year. Dr. Sulina Baek Guest Lecturer, Flute Dr. Sulina Baek started playing piano at age 6 and picked up her mother's flute at age 12. As a passionate orchestral musician, Baek has appeared in Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, Norwalk City Hall, Fischer Center at Bard, and Krann  more