CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- The Lutheran School of Theology issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023, by President James Nieman: * * * As we look forward to the start of the fall semester, I wish to update you on our progress toward completing the fourth floor construction in our new home at 5416 South Cornell Avenue. You likely know that the east side of that floor was "refreshed" in early summer, and several key departments and employees have been working in that space ever since. T  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2023: Members of the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus (Senate) joined the call from business and industry partners, including the Illinois Restaurant Association and Illinois Manufacturers' Association, for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to streamline work authorizations for eligible asylum seekers who are ready and eager to work in Illinois. "I am proud that in Illinois, we step up fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: State Senator Erica Harriss (R-Glen Carbon) filed legislation to protect minors from exposure to harmful and inappropriate content online by implementing age verification requirements in Illinois. The Adult Content Age Verification Act, Senate Bill 2950, would require businesses to put in place "reasonable age verification methods" to ensure that individuals entering pornographic websites are indeed of leg  more

DECATUR, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- Millikin University issued the following news release: For the Fall 2023 semester, Millikin University's Tabor School of Business Professor Mark Munoz will host a series of three guest lecturers during the "Lunch and Learn Lecture Series on Technology and Business." All the guest presentations will be held online over Teams and are open to Millikin students, alumni, faculty, staff and the Decatur community. Dr. Munoz was recently named the runner-up for Male Ent  more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- Oakton College issued the following news release: Northwestern University and Oakton College have formalized a partnership that creates a clear path for Oakton College students to earn a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University School of Professional Studies. Leaders from Oakton and Northwestern signed the Early Admission and Transfer Agreement -- the first such agreement between Northwestern and a community college -- during a ceremony, Aug. 31. "We are  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * * Dashboard is 'a call for all hands on deck' for public health officials * Provides 'a 10,000-foot view of how the illicit drug market has changed in Illinois' * Year over year, overdose deaths are increasing with 'no end in sight' * In older adults, 80% fatal overdoses are opioid related but an increasing number have cocaine involvement * * * Today, on International O  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * * While astrophysicists previously believed that only supernovae could generate long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), a 2021 observation uncovered evidence that compact-object mergers also can generate the phenomenon * Now, a new first-of-its-kind simulation confirms and explains this finding * If the accretion disk around the black hole is massive, it launches a jet that lasts several seconds, m  more