CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- The American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends the Florida Freedom to Read Project. The project is one of twenty outstanding programs, events, and products recognized in 2023 for their support of the school librarian profe  more

GLENCOE, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- The Chicago Botanic Garden issued the following news release: Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns, featuring a display of artist-carved pumpkins at the Chicago Botanic Garden, returns for 10 nights in advance of Halloween. More than 1,000 hand-carved, real pumpkins lit with LED lights will light up the night and line the family-friendly outdoor paved path in a beautiful fall setting. "Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns is a festive annual tradition for visitors to walk t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society issued the following news: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) has become the first mental health hospital in the world, and the first hospital in Canada, to receive three Stage 7 achievements on HIMSS Maturity Models. Ontario Shores has revalidated and achieved Stage 7 status on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM); the Outpatient Electronic Medical Record Adop  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization issued the following news: iBIO has consistently advocated for a fast and efficient approach to Medicare coverage for groundbreaking medical devices and diagnostics that enhance patient outcomes in cases of severe or life-threatening illnesses. We commend CMS for revisiting this vital matter. While the TCET notice represents a positive step forward, we strongly believe that much more can be done to ensure  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Woodstock Institute issued the following news release: * * * Woodstock Institute is helping Illinois student borrowers prepare as student forbearance period ends tomorrow * * * The end of the student loan forbearance period will be a financial setback for the estimated 1.5 million Illinois student borrowers that were eligible for the Biden Administration's one-time student debt relief program that would've canceled up to $20K per borrower. Of these borr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: The International Code Council has announced the release of the 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) and the 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) from the forthcoming 2024 editions of the International Codes(R) (I-Codes). The 2024 IPC and IMC will be the first codes among the 2024 I-Codes to undergo substantial formatting changes to improve the user experience and better align print and PDF ver  more