CARBONDALE, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: For many college students, being co-captain of the swim team while racking up academic and athletic accolades would be good enough, but Southern Illinois University Carbondale student Ella Kerr was fascinated with getting involved in research too. So the senior psychology student with a minor in neuroscience from Ajax, Ontario, Canada, has immersed herself in not one, not two, but three int  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown partners Elizabeth (Liz) Espin Stern, Nina Flax and Grace Shie were recognized in Corporate Counsel's 2023 Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards. The annual list honors top women lawyers who are business strategists, complex problem-solvers and who demonstrate a "commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law," according to the publication. Liz, managing partner of Mayer Brown's Washington  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today declared approximately $18.2 million in aggregate dividends on two series of preferred stock for the dividend period from July 15, 2023, through Oct. 14, 2023. All the preferred dividends are payable in cash on Oct. 16, 2023, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 29, 2023, as follows:   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: Since 2008, hundreds of thousands of families and businesses across northern Illinois have saved a total of more than $8 billion on their energy bills by participating in the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program. The award-winning program, which is funded in compliance with state law, is one of the largest in the nation offering residents, businesses and the public sector a variety of optio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Exelon, an electric holding company, issued the following news release: In a coordinated effort to provide much-needed support to communities in the path of Hurricane Idalia, Exelon is sending more than 100 contractor personnel to assist with power restoration following the storm's landfall. Recognizing the urgency and the potential for the devastating impact of Hurricane Idalia, Exelon's utility companies immediately began mobilizing resources to assist in efforts  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- GTCR, a private equity firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has closed the acquisition of Once For All (the "Company"), a leading compliance and supply chain management software platform serving the built environment primarily in the United Kingdom and France, from Warburg Pincus. As part of the Leaders Strategy(TM), GTCR will partner with experienced software executive David Hornsby  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed an amicus brief to defend Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in federally-funded schools. When Congress enacted Title IX, it included a narrow exemption for schools controlled by religious institutions that have tenets incompatible with Title IX. However, in 2020, the Department of Education used administrative rulemaking to expand this narrow relig  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. Specifically, Raoul is encouraging the FDA to limit flavors that attract minors, reduce nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and protect young people from marketing. "I have spent years dedicated to protect  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on Aug. 30, 2023, involving Regional Office of Education No. 47 covering Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS SALARIES AND BENEFITS NOT SUPPORTED BY PROPER TIME AND EFFORT DOCUMENTATION The Regional Office of Education #47 (ROE) allocated salary and benefit costs to various federal and State grants based on time and effort docum  more

KANKAKEE, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Patrick Joyce recently joined the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to announce the reopening of the popular Chippewa campground, located in Kankakee River State Park. "I have always been an advocate for outdoor recreation and activities, so it is amazing to finally see this campsite open back up," said Joyce (D-Essex). "We are thrilled to welcome people back to Chippewa. After being cl  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today an order entered to help the court system implement the pretrial release provisions of the SAFE-T Act, which goes into effect on September 18, 2023. The SAFE-T Act requires Illinois circuit courts to conduct hearings, in many instances within 48 hours of a defendant's arrest, to determine whether a defendan  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: By Spc. Dasianelle Burton, 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Col. Jason Osberg of Champaign, Illinois, relinquished command of the 65th Troop Command to Col. Max Casteleyn of Mundelein, Illinois, in a ceremony Aug. 27 at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Peoria. The Change of Command Ceremony is a time-honored military tradition that symbolized the transfer of authority and responsibility from th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today launched the breakthrough FIRST Fund investment portfolio to jump-start local construction projects, foster economic development, and create good-paying jobs while generating investment returns for state taxpayers. Joined Wednesday by Illinois labor leaders leading into Labor Day, Frerichs announced a $75 million investment in the Ullico  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Lincoln Land Community College issued the following news: Lincoln Land Community College has appointed two new vice presidents: Jason Dockter, Ph.D. as vice president of academic services and Shanda Byer as vice president of student services. Both have served as interims in those roles since January. "I am very happy to announce that Dr. Jason Dockter and Shanda Byer were approved to serve as vice president of academic services and vice president of student se  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 30 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has made a strategic addition to its Litigation Practice Group, welcoming former EY and PWC general counsel Ron Hauben as partner and co-head of the Firm's accounting defense practice. Drawing on senior leadership experience at Big Four accounting firms, Ron brings extensive knowledge of the legal, regulatory and business factors affecting the acco  more

LOMBARD, Illinois, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- National University of Health Sciences issued the following news: Steven Freeman, DC, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences, NUHS-Florida recently released, The Referral-Based Office - The Truth Behind Interdisciplinary Referrals for Chiropractic Management, a book that provides chiropractic physicians with an insider perspective on how to get referrals. "One question seems to permeate chiropractic discussion: 'How do I get medica  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Northwestern University issued the following story: Sociologist Andrew Papachristos will become Northwestern University's new director of the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and the John G. Searle Professor of Sociology, effective Sept. 1. "We are extremely pleased that Andrew Papachristos will bring his exemplary leadership to IPR, a flagship research institute where he already has made a major contribution as a faculty member pursuing important research wit  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 31 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue University competitors for XPRIZE Rainforest, a global cross-disciplinary challenge of monitoring tropical biodiversity, and their Illinois Institute of Technology teammates endured some tense moments in the semifinals, held in Singapore earlier this year. But after overcoming multiple challenges, including a nail-biter in the last minutes of the competition, the team recently learned it has qualifi  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: For Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher Sean Quisenberry, life is all about motion. His research endeavors to establish protective measures for high school and college athletes, reducing injury occurrences. Serving as an assistant professor of biomechanics in the School of Human Sciences, Quisenberry also takes on the role of director at SIU's Human Performance and Sports Te  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Saint Xavier University issued the following news: Saint Xavier University (SXU) will host the DEI Summit: Doing DEI in Education featuring keynote presenter Damon Williams, Ph.D., on Tuesday, October 3, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in McGuire Hall. Williams is a world-renowned scholar, leader and educator passionate about making organizations inclusive and excellent for all, creating equitable outcomes, and activating learning. His keynote presentation will engage audienc  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * South Asian residents expected to lose five years from lives on average if current high pollution levels persist * * * As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, according to new data from the Air Quality Life Index released this week. If the world were to permanently reduce fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) to meet the World Health Organization's guideline,   more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Food was used as both a weapon and a tool of resistance in the Mississippi Delta during the Civil Rights Movement. Bobby J. Smith II, an African American studies professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, looked at how the Civil Rights Movement expanded to include struggles around food in his book "Food Power Politics: The Food St  more

URBANA, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news: For his corn and soybean operation to thrive, Bryan Stevens knows what he needs to do: "Go hard. Go efficient." That requires technology. But even basic tech can only do so much without high-speed internet. Illinois farmers and communities need broadband internet to thrive. The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) and its driven partners intend to make that happen by securing federal dollars earmarked for br  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: Living in a racially segregated neighborhood puts Black children at a higher risk of having elevated blood lead levels, and this association has persisted over more than two decades, according to new research from the Children's Environmental Health Initiative, which is led by University of Illinois Chicago Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda. The study, published in Pediatrics, analyz  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: When an immunocompromised person's system begins to recover and produce more white blood cells, it's usually a good thing - unless they develop a potentially deadly inflammatory condition. New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has found that the pulmonary distress often associated with the condition is caused not by damage to the lungs, bu  more